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Re: Which sensors should be used throughout the robot?
That's about like asking what is the best gear ratio: it depends.
And speaking of depends, that's proven to be the most critical feature when it comes to selecting which limit switch, encoder, camera, potentiometer, rangefinder, or optical interrupt (we've used all of these at one time or another) -- that it be dependable. A flaky sensor is often worse than none at all.
We've gotten sensors from AndyMark, RobotShop, Lynxmotion, Adafruit, Mouser, Jameco, McMaster-Carr, and even Radio Shack. We even played with some magnetic reed switches from Home Depot or Lowes. That's probably not a complete list.
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Last edited by GeeTwo : 26-07-2015 at 15:39.
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