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How do I make my Dobot Magician talk to a VEX Cortex?

Question: How do I make my Dobot Magician talk to a VEX Cortex? Answer: It’s called handshaking and it is probably one of the more difficult tasks when working with robots and machines. We use an optical isolator so as not to damage any of the equipment with incompatible voltages, so be sure...

All my positions are a bit off… how do I fix them?

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: Some of my positions are a bit off… like all of my above positions have a different Z value. Is there any way to fix this? Answer: Yup. It’s called “touching up” points and it’s very easy to do. It increases accuracy, and lets you get away without recording...

Dobot to Dobot Handshake!

Written by Chris Hurd.

We did it! We made a dobot magician talk to another one and make it start. We even added a VEX switch as an input to start the first one. It is easy to do, but one word of caution: Never connect or disconnect any wires to the dobot while it is powered on; always power it down first. Damage may result! Ok,...

How do I make a simple presentation?

Written by Chris Hurd.

How do I make a simple presentation using Inventor? Add Bill of Materials or a Parts List? Add Balloons to a drawing? The answers are all here! 1,375 total views, 1 views today

Dobot Workcell: Conveyor & Slide Base

Written by Chris Hurd.

Just received my slidebase and conveyor that I ordered from InPosition and just finished setting it up. Stay tuned for the programming video that will be coming shortly! To get a discount and free shipping go here for more info: http://chrisandjimcim.com/how-do-i-get-a-discount-and-free-shipping-on-a-dobot-magician/ ...

Dobot Initials Accuracy Test

Written by Chris Hurd.

Independent Study student Tony Koppers tests the Dobot Magician to see how accurate it is with the pen end effector. 1,215 total views, 2 views today

POE Simple Machines

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

So you need a little help learning how to do lever problems, huh? Below are a bunch of of videos that show how to do the problems in the Levers & Wheels presentation, step by step. Watch it once, or as many times as you like. Please let me know if you have any questions! « Prev1 / 1Next...

How Accurate is the Dobot Magician?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Just how accurate is the Dobot Magician? Answer: Short answer: very accurate. To 0.007″ to be exact. Verified by an independent study student of mine using statistical analysis. In May of 2017 I purchased a Dobot Magician from an Etsy shop, as that was the only way to get them at...

My Toolbars’ Are Missing in Inventor! Where’d They Go?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Every once in a while (on a daily basis…) one of my students ends up missing one or more toolbars in Inventor. Can you tell me how to get them back? Answer: I bet it happens randomly, and they have done nothing to make it happen, right?!?! Well no matter… watch the video below...

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How do I make my Dobot Magician talk to a VEX Cortex?

All my positions are a bit off… how do I fix them?

Dobot to Dobot Handshake!

Dobot Workcell: Conveyor & Slide Base

Dobot Initials Accuracy Test

POE Simple Machines

How Accurate is the Dobot Magician?

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