NEW PRODUCTS ■ HARDWARE ■ SOFTWARE ■ GADGETS ■ TOOLS
22 February 2016
TRACKED
ROBOT KIT
Agent 390™ is a powerful tracked robot platform now available
from Actobotics®. Incorporated is a
smooth ball bearing supported drive
track system to achieve high
maneuverability and omnidirectional
control. Although the contact patch
on the tracks is smooth, they still
offer fantastic traction and climbing
ability.
The 18” x 16. 42” aluminum
chassis provides an extremely rigid
base which can carry well over 50
lbs. The flat top plates offer an easy
way to attach additional components
directly to the platform, and the
center track idler can be shifted to be
closer to the front or back.
The side plates (triple channel
brackets) are tied together using 6-32
tapped aluminum standoffs that also
serve to hold the belt in place.
These plates incorporate the
Actobotics hole pattern for mounting
other components. Because builders
may already have motors they want
to utilize for driving the Agent 390,
ServoCity offers this kit with or
without the 313 RPM HD precision
planetary gearmotors and mounts.
Pricing with motors is $389.99;
pricing without motors is $329.99.
PERPENDICULAR/
PARALLEL DUAL
GEAR RACK
KITS
Also available from ServoCity is the 785 Dual Gear Rack Kit
which is a simple way to create linear
motion using a rotational servo. This
kit is ideal for steering rack setups or
other applications requiring smooth
linear motion.
The kit comes with the multi-rotation Hitec HS-785HB servo which
allows for up to 9. 6” of travel (up to
19. 2” of total travel) from each of the
gear racks when sending the proper
PWM signal from a servo controller.
The kit is constructed of 6061 T6
aluminum components and wear-resistant Delrin plastic to create a
durable yet lightweight assembly.
The framework has several
mounting options and integrates
seamlessly with the rest of the
Actobotics line of products. The 785
Dual Gear Rack Kit is great for
projects that require symmetric linear
movement from a common center
point using a PWM signal.
The kit includes the servo and all
of the required hardware. Both the
perpendicular and parallel versions of
the kit retail for $99.99.
SEVEN-SEGMENT
LED DISPLAY
FOR THE RaspPi
The Joey is a compact four-digit seven-segment LED display board
for the Raspberry Pi — recently
released by Gooligum Electronics —
which makes it easy to display
numeric data or simple text which
remains visible even when another
expansion board is mounted on the
Pi. It is physically thin and slides over
the Pi's GPIO pins, allowing other
add-ons to be attached in the usual
For more information, contact:
ServoCity
www.servocity.com
