Article: Motors & motion: motor and motion control vendors are addressing designers' needs in a variety of markets from medical to industrial to robotics. this section presents some of the recently introduced products, with a side-by-side presentation viewable online at www.ecnmag.com/ptr-march-09.aspx.(PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW)

Roboteq introduced an intelligent dual-channel DC motor controller capable of directly driving up to 120 A on each channel at up to 60 V. The AX2860 is targeted at designers of mobile robotic vehicles including automated guided vehicles (AVG), Underwater remote operated vehicles (ROVs), and mobile robots for exploration, hazardous material handling, and military and surveillance applications.

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The controller accepts commands from either standard R/C radio for simple remote controlled robot applications, analog joystick or RS-232 interface. Using the serial port, the AX2860 can be used to design fully or semi-autonomous robots by ...

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