View Single Post
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-04-2008, 15:35
whytheheckme's Avatar
whytheheckme whytheheckme is offline
Registered User
AKA: Jacob Komar
no team
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Providence, RI
Posts: 1,320
whytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond reputewhytheheckme has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via ICQ to whytheheckme Send a message via AIM to whytheheckme Send a message via MSN to whytheheckme Send a message via Yahoo to whytheheckme
Re: Joysticks-any good ones out there?

Quote:
Originally Posted by SpaceOsc View Post
if your using a basic tank drive setup for your robot then you can follow all the advice above but instead of buying two crickets and two sticks cut the cost in half by buying one cricket and a Xbox360 controller. they work well out of the box, support two analog sticks and handle alot better than two larger joysticks. and if your driver has any Xbox experience it a no-brainier.
Beware of traditional xbox controllers. Of the two that I tested, both analog sticks were very wacky and inaccurate, and almost never returned to the same value when centered. I can't say about 360 controllers, as I have not tested one.

Jacob