[hemmerling] Robotics ( Robots, Drones, Industry Automation, Remote Controlled Devices, Artificial Intelligence )

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• Automation & Process Logic Control.
• Electric Units & Electronics 2/3 - Actors, Sensors, Embedded Systems Electronics and suitable Control Systems.
• Embedded Systems.
• FORTH 1/7.
• Input Devices ( Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Scanner... ).
• Web Technologies ( HTML5, HTML, XML & Javascript ) 5/5 - Javascript Frameworks.

• Meetup "Hannover Robotik Meetup", Hannover.
• Meetup "OpenTechSchool Dortmund" - Affordable workshop Meetup "NodeCopter Workshop" on 2015-08-16 by the NodeCopter Core Team, as part of the conference OpenTechSchool Conference by OpenTechSchool e.V., Verein “Open Tech Dortmund”.
• The free online conference Universal Robots "Collaborate 2022" powered by Universal Robots, 2022-03-29 - 2022-03-31 - “Industrie ohne Leute? Finden sie neue Wege!”.
  • Universal Robots, VirtualExpo "Collaborate 2022".
• The free online conference TRUMPF Digital Summit by TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, 2022-04-06.
  • TRUMPF Digital Events - The event site.
• Organisation RoboHub Niedersachsen.
  • Wirtschaftsförderung Hannover "RoboHub Niedersachsen".

• Formlabs - Solid objects = heavy weight.
• Thingsmaker.
  • Techcrunch "Mattel Unveils ThingMaker, A $300 3D Printer That Lets Kids Make Their Own Toys".
  • Computerworld "Mattel remakes '60s ThingMaker toy as an easy-to-use $300 3D printer".
  • TheVerge "Mattel’s $300 3D printer lets you design and create your own toys".
• Ultimaker - Objects might have an internal grid structure ( i.e. small holes ), to reduce weight and material consumption.
  • EN.Wikipedia "Ultimaker", DE.Wikipedia "Ultimaker".
• Zortrax.

• iGo3D GmbH, Hannover.

• Experts told and showed me, that mit most 3D printers, you can´t create objects with space, e.g. a box or canister, as the 3D printers are unable to create a top which is not connected to the bottom ( for printers which build objects from bottom to top, else it's vice-versa ). With some 3D printers, You might create a grid, i.e. a structure with small holes, in closed areas of the object.

• KUKA Roboter GmbH.
• Reis GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik.
  • Reis GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik "Grundlagen der Robotik".
• Fanuc Robotics Deutschland.
• igus GmbH "robolink Low Cost-Roboter als Komplettsystem oder Individuallösung".
  • igus GmbH "Virtuelle Messe", 2020.
    • igus GmbH "Ich will den Delta" - “Nehmen Sie jetzt teil und sichern Sie sich die Chance auf einen Delta-Roboter mit igus Robot Control im Wert von insgesamt 7.700 EUR”.
• Mitsubishi Electric, Factory Automation - Germany.
  • Mitsubishi Electric, Factory Automation - Germany "MELFA Roboter".
    • “Mitsubishi Movemaster RV-E2”.

• FANUC Deutschland GmbH "Kollaborierende Roboter".
• KBee AG "FRANKA EMIKA" by KBee AG.
  • 2016-04 - Just advertising ”Out-of-the-box package 9900 EUR.
  • 2018-05 - Experts told me that you may just buy a complete FRANKA package of software and hardware,for about 27.000 EUR .
  • Digital Single Market. Digital Economy & Society "FRANKA EMIKA" - “KBee AG is a joint-venture of Kastanienbaum GmbH and KUKA AG”.
  • University of Hannover, Institut für Regelungstechnik ( IRT ).
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sami Haddadin.
  • GitHub "FRANKA EMIKA".
  • GitHub "ut-ims-robotics/tutorials " - "Franka Emika Panda beginner guide".
• KUKA AG "LBR iiwa" - “The world’s first series-produced sensitive, and therefore HRC-compatible, robot. “LBR” stands for “Leichtbauroboter” ( German for lightweight robot), “iiwa” for “intelligent industrial work assistant”.
  • Experts told me in 2018, that you need a 2-week training course to master the “programming” of this robot, as the software is based on Java and Java libraries.
• Techman Robot.
  • Experts told me that this is one of the few “collaborative robots” with a camera, as standard feature.
• Universal Robots - Experts told me that this is the “mother” company of all collaborative robots.
• YUANDA Robotics, Hannover.

• Experts told me in 2018, that the industry is interested in collaborative robots, but just to use the sensors for collision detection, but not for collaboration with humans.
• Experts told me, that most “collaborative” robots are not equipped with a camera, as standard feature.

• “COSIMIR” ( Cell Oriented Simulation of Industrial Robots ), “COSIMOD”, “COSIROB”.
• Festo Didactic GmbH & Co. KG, Festo AG & Co. KG, Festo AG & Co. KG.
• Archive.org "EF-Robotertechnik GmbH - COSIMIR", Archive.org "EF-Robotertechnik GmbH".
• Dortmunder Initiative zur rechnerintegrierten Fertigung (RIF) e.V..
• Technische Universität Dortmund, Institut für Roboterforschung ( IRF ).
  • Technische Universität Dortmund, Institut für Roboterforschung ( IRF ) "Virtuelle Realität gefördert", 2004-01-29 - “Grundlage dieser Technologie ist das vom Institut für Roboterforschung gemeinsam mit dem RIF und Partnern aus der Industrie entwickelte System COSIMIR. Das einzige aus Deutschland stammende universelle 3D-Simulations- und Virtual-Reality-System bietet vor allem ein breites Anwendungsspektrum, das schnell durch den Nutzer selbst an die verschiedensten Anforderungen angepasst werden kann”.
• Archive.org "FH Hannover, Labor Handhabungstechnik 2".
  • FH Hannover, Labor Handhabungstechnik 2 "Versuch 1; Bildsystem zum Erkennen und Vermessen von Objekten".
  • FH Hannover, Labor Handhabungstechnik 2 "Versuch 2; Teachen von Bewegungsabläufen".
• Archive.org "Fachhochschule Münster, Roboterpraktikum ( with COSIMIR ).

• ROS - “The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a set of software libraries and tools that help you build robot applications. From drivers to state-of-the-art algorithms, and with powerful developer tools, ROS has what you need for your next robotics project. And it's all open source”.

• ROSCon.
  • ROSCon 2018.
  • ROSCon 2017.
  • ROSCon 2016.
  • ROSCon 2015 in Hamburg ( 2015-10-03 - 2015-10-04 ).
  • ROSCon 2014.
  • ROSCon 2013 in Stuttgart ( 2013-05-12 - 2013-05-13 ).
  • ROSCon 2012.

• Wiki ROS Wiki.

• Double Robotics - “Telepresence Robot for Telecommuters”.
• Golem Video "Telepräsenzroboter Double"

• The OpenSource software ARGoS - Larg-scale robot simulations, GitHub "ilpincy/argos3" for Linux.
  • “Currently ARGoS does not support Windows due to limitations of Windows' DLL format”.
• KUKA Roboter GmbH "KUKA.Sim Layout".
• SL-Automatisierungstechnik GmbH "SL-Programmiersysteme ROBOTIK".
• SIEMENS.
  • SIEMENS Robcad.
  • SIEMENS Process Simulate.
  • Amazoh.DE "Double Robotics Telepräsenzroboter".

• Dobot - “Dobot Arm can write,draw,tape,text,a good assistant in your life”.
• KickStarter "Dobot: Robotic Arm for Everyone！ Arduino & Open Source".
• indiegogo "Robotic ARM Store. Robotic Arm for Everyone, Arduino-based & Open Source".
• Robohub "Dobot’s robot arm: Industrial precision at low cost".

• Romo - The Programmable, Telepresence Robot Toy for Kids and Adults.
• Kickstarter "Romo - The Smartphone Robot for Everyone".
• YouTube "Romotive".

• Evolution Robotics "ER1 - Personal Robot System, developer edition".
• Jameco - The Robot Store.
• See also Embedded Systems, section “Some special Embedded Hardware”.

• Parrot SA.
• Blog Parrot Blog.
• Parrot for Developers - “Get the SDK. Write Some Code. Share your App”.
• GitHub "Parrot for Developers".
  • SDKs and support for 3rd. generation of drones .
  • No support and especially no SDK for 2nd. generation of drones .

• YouTube Channel "Parrot AR.Drone".
• Parrot SA "AR.Drone 2.0" - No links to the SDK .
  • Parrot SA "AR.Drone Academy" - “Your Ar.Drone In the cloud”.
• Parrot Developer Zone "AR.Drone 2" - Most developer links are broken, in 2015-08.
• The free Android app Google Play "AR.FreeFlight 2.4.10" for “AR.Drone 2”.
• The latest SDK for “AR.Drone 2” is “ARDrone_SDK_2_0_1.tar.gz”. SDK 2.0.1 features support for both AR.Drone 1 and 2.
  • Parrot for Developers "Parrot AR Drone. The First Personal Drone" - “Get the full SDK. SDK 2.0.1. Example, Firmwares and Documentation for ARDrone 1&2”.
  • Parrot SA "ARDRONE open API platform". Until 2015-05-15, the TLD “projects” was active. Currently the contents is now on the TLD “svn”.
    • Parrot SA "ARDrone API. Overview".
    • Parrot SA "ARDrone API. API Doc".
    • Download Parrot SA "ARDrone_SDK_2_0_1.tar.gz".

• Parrot for Developers.
• GitHub "Parrot for Developers".
  • GitHub "Parrot-Developers/ARSDKBuildUtils" - “ARDroneSDK3. Welcome to the Software Development Kit for Parrot Drones Version 3”.

• GitHub "puku0x/cvdrone" - “CV Drone (= OpenCV + AR.Drone)”.
  • Wiki GitHub Wiki "puku0x/cvdrone".
• ROS (Robot Operating System).
  • Wiki ROS (Robot Operating System) Wiki.
    • ROS (Robot Operating System) Wiki, Package "ardrone_autonomy"
  • GitHub "AutonomyLab/ardrone_autonomy" - “ROS driver for Parrot AR-Drone 1.0 and 2.0 quadrocopters”.

• GitHub "ARDrone2Windows".
• GitHub "Ruslan-B/AR.Drone" - “The AR.Drone 2.0 controlling library for C#/.NET and Mono, with video support”.

• Google Code "javadrone. AR.Drone Java API".

• NodeCopter - “Install Node.js and get the ar-drone module”.
  • Meetup "OpenTechSchool Dortmund", event Meetup "NodeCopter Workshop" on 2015-08-16.
  • GitHub "nodeCopter".
    • GitHub "felixge/node-ar-drone", npm "ar-drone" - “A node.js client for controlling Parrot AR Drone 2.0 quad-copters”.
  • Installation: “npm install ar-drone” or “npm install git://github.com/felixge/node-ar-drone.git”.
• Twitter "NodeCopter, @NodeCopter" - “Programming flying robots with node.js. Coming to your city soon ... !”.
• YouTube "NodeCopter impressions from Berlin 2012".

• Laurent Eschenauer.
  • Github.io "AR.Drone WebFlight. Flying robots in your browser!", Github "eschnou/ardrone-webflight".
  • GitHub.io "AR.Drone Autonomy. Autonomously flying an ARDrone in Javascript!", GitHub "eschnou/ardrone-autonomy".
  • Slides SlideShare "Advanced programming with #nodecopter".
• GitHub "timjb/node-ardrone", npm "ardrone".
• npm "nodecopter-remote. build your own Arduino remote control and create commands for the Parrot AR Drone".

• GitHub "venthur/python-ardrone" - “Python library for the AR.Drone”.
• Playsheep "PS-Drone", SourceForge "PS-Drone" , SourceForge "PS-Drone. Programming a Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 with Python - The Easy Way"- “Programming a Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 with Python - The Easy Way”.

• The free software MSH-Tools "ARDrone tools" - “This program is Ar Drone v.2 control software for Windows”.

• “AR.Drone 2.0” communications is by:
  • EN.Wikipedia "Wi-Fi", DE.Wikipedia "Wi-Fi".
    • Plus - No extra ( proprietary ) hardware necessary to communicate with a nodern notebook computer or smartphone, open protocol.
    • Drawback - With 2.4 Ghz, there are just 3 independant channels. So with many drones & its remote control devices in a room, plus extra Smartphones and notebooks connected to another WiFi hotspot, there will be much WiFi interferences which disable effective communications between the remote control devices and the drones. Experts told me that if you start more than 10 drones in a room or area, the WiFi communications is dramatically disturbed .
  • EN.Wikipedia "User Datagram Protocol", DE.Wikipedia "User Datagram Protocol".
    • Drawback: So there is guarantee that any message is received . So remote control is on game level, not on the level of serious applications.
    • Drawback: I was told by experts, that there is a message overflooding of the “same” messages, instead of single messages. I.e. there is quite high bandwidth usage .
• Cranklin "Artificial Intelligence Applied to Your Drone".
• Gauth "Introduction to the AR.Drone SDK".
• Gio Carlo Cielo "How to Choose a Good AR Drone API" - ”... I have been toying with our new AR Drone”.
• PaparazzI - The free Autopilot, Wiki "AR Drone 2".
• Parrot for Developers Forum "Whats the state of the SDK Support for AR.Drone 2.0 ( ARDrone_SDK_2_0_1.tar.gz )?" - “so as long as you tag your questions with 'ARDrone', this is the place to ask !”.
• Shane Reustle "Controlling The ARDrone With Python".
• Videos.
  • YouTube - Search for "ar. drone".
  • Vimeo "AR.Drone 2.0 Install SDK and Fly in 2 Minutes. Ubuntu Linux 12.10".
  • YouTube "Python - AR Drone 2.0".
  • YouTube "AR.Drone AutoPylot tracking green ball using Python".
  • YouTube "AR. Drone Tracking & AutoPilot".
• Wiki AR Drone Wiki.
  • Wiki AR Drone Wiki "Version SDK 2.0.1".
• SPIEGEL "Drohne für jedermann. Mal sehen, was der Nachbar treibt", 2006-12-29.

• microdrones GmbH - helicopters.
• JAMARA e.K. / Jamara Modelltechnik” - “RC-Modellbau vom Feinsten”. Rremote controlled items ( airplanes, cars, helicopters, boats ), also as promotional items.
• SKYE Drone, 2020 - “HIGH-TECH: A New Affordable Selfie Drone Is Transforming The Market, Sales Rocket Over Past Month”.
• Quadrokopter, X-Ufo, Brushless, Gyro - some other small helicopters.

• Sensor experts suggest just to buy helictopers which are advertised to be equiped with the “gyro” technology, because helicopters equipped with a “gyroscope” sensor have acceptable flight behaviour for rookies, those without not .

• LEGO.
• Peeron LEGO Set Inventories ( formerly: “The Brickshelf Library of instruction and catalog scans” ).
• EN.Wikipedia "Lego Technic".
• EN.Wikipedia "Lego_Mindstorms", EN.Wikipedia "Lego_Mindstorms NXT, DE.Wikipedia "Lego_Mindstorms".
• LPE Technische Medien GmbH - “Technik LPE LEGO Education Schulprogramm”, “LEGO education”.
• EN.Wikipedia "Seymour Papert", DE.Wikipedia "Seymour Papert".
• Universität Osnabrück, Fachbereich Physik "MyPhotonics" - “Schon vor über 15 Jahren haben Wissenschaftler optomechanische Instrumente mit LEGO ersetzt”.
• Shop Land der bunten Steine in Hannover.

• See The inofficial fischertechnik Files.

• Meccano.
  • Meccano "About".
  • My Meccano "Off-Road Racer 25-in-1 Motorized Building Set, Reference # 17204".
    • Meccano "Instructions" for alternative models. Enter the kit number, e.g. “17204”.
  • My Archive.org "Meccano Micronoid - Green Switch, Reference # 91815".
• Spin Master "Meccano".
  • My Spin Master "Meccano Off-Road Racer 25-in-1 Motorized Building Set", Reference # 17204.
    • YouTube "Building a bike with a Meccano Review - off Road Racer Kit - Hoopsters".
    • YouTube "Meccano - 25 MULTI MODEL SET TROUBLE SPOTS".
    • YouTube "Meccano from Spin Master-Review (and play!)".
  • My Spin Master "Meccano Micronoid - Green Switch".
    • YouTube "Meccano Tech Micronoid Switch from Spin Master".

• REAL - Search for "meccano".

• toys-kids.de, Leben & Welt "Meccano beschreitet neue Wege. Ab in die Zukunft".
• YouTube "Meccano".
  • YouTube "Basic Principles of Meccano".
  • YouTube "Learn to Build with Meccano - Basic How-To".
• EN.Wikipedia "Erector Set".
• EN.Wikipedia "Meccano".
• EN.Wikipedia "Meccano Ltd" - “In 2013 Meccano was acquired by Spin Master”.
• EN.Wikipedia "Meccano" - “Als durch den Ersten Weltkrieg der Vertrieb englischer Spielwaren in Deutschland nicht mehr möglich war, produzierte Märklin die Meccano-Komponenten in eigenem Namen weiter, bei geänderter Farbgebung. Aus dem Meccano-Schwarz wurde später das Märklin-Grün”.
• EN.Wikipedia "Meccanoid".
• EN.Wikipedia "Spin Master".

• AIRINOV - “Pioneer and leader in drone-based farming applications”.

• Meta-Guide "Robotics Meta Guide / Robotpsychology" - "100 Best Facebook Robot Groups".
• HomeBrew Robotics Club, USA.
  • Wiki Archive.org "HBRC Wiki" ( - 2020-11-27 ).
• robcad.de - Infos, Tipps und News zum Thema Robotersimulation.
• EN.Wikipedia "Inverse kinematics", DE.Wikipedia "Inverse Kinematik".
• EN.Wikipedia "Robotics", EN.Wikipedia "Robotik".
• EN.Wikipedia "SCARA", DE.Wikipedia "SCARA-Roboter".

• Facebook.
  • Facebook "AI & Robotics" - Membership just by invitation of Facebook "Don Golding".
  • Facebook Page "Destro Robotics" ( “Destrorobotics” ).
  • Facebook Group "Destro Robotics" ( “destrofoundation” ).
• ARDrone API Forums.
• Dobot Forum.
• Parrot for Developers Forum.
• ROS Discourse.
• YouTube "Destro Robotics".

• OpenDirectory "Top: Computers: Hardware: Systems: Industrial".
• OpenDirectory "Top: Computers: Software: Manufacturing: Automation".
• OpenDirectory "Top: Business: Electronics and Electrical: Control Systems".
  • OpenDirectory "Top: Business: Electronics and Electrical: Control Systems: Programmable Logic Controllers".
• OpenDirectory "Top: World: Deutsch: Wirtschaft: Industriegüter und -dienstleistungen: Automatisierungstechnik".
• OpenDirectory "Top: World: Deutsch: Wirtschaft: Industriegüter und -dienstleistungen: Automatisierungstechnik: Software".
• OpenDirectory "Top: World: Deutsch: Wirtschaft: Elektrotechnik und Elektronik: Kontroll- und Steuersysteme".
• OpenDirectory "Top: World: Deutsch: Computer: Robotik: LEGO_Mindstorm".

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