A new open-source humanoid robot, ALANA, is attracting action in the maker community for its affordability and functionality.

When the shop attendant moved to a secure area, he fled on foot. It will be alleged he then went to another servo on Strathpine Rd, again presenting a knife and demanding the registers be opened.

[Stephen Woodward] is familiar with digital potentiometers but is also familiar with their limitations. That spurred him to create the PWMPot which performs a similar function, but with better ...

A servo uses a potentiometer attached to the output shaft in order to sense position, and the internal electronics take care of driving the motor to move the shaft to the desired angle.