Links: Interesting Robot Articles

Humanoid Robots:

• Fashion Robot to Hit Japan Catwalk
• ACTROID-F in AIST Open Lab

Raspberry Pi:

• pi4J provides an object-oriented I/O API and implementation libraries for Java Programmers to access the full I/O capabilities of the Raspberry Pi platform.
• Installing Java SE 8 A step-by-step guide for installing Java on the Raspberry Pi.
• Installing Java FX
• P1 Header Pin-out
• Configuring the Raspberry Pi for programming using Mac OS X
• Raspberry Pi Troubleshooting

I2C:

• I2C Wikipedia
• Level shifting techniques in I2C-bus design
• Tutorial 1: Adding I/O pins using the MCP23017
• Tutorial 2: Adding I/O pins using the MCP23017 Although this one references the Arduino it is also applicable for interfacing to the I2C port within the Raspberry Pi.

Motors:

• Understanding D.C. Motor Characteristics
• Drive Motor Sizing Tutorial
• Making a FET H-Bridge

Pneumatics:

• How to make Air Muscles

Sensors:

• SRF02 Range Finder

Robot Operating Systems:

• On Device Abstractions for Portable, Reusable Robot Code

Mechanisms:

• How Simple Mechanisms Work  A collection of animated illustrations describing how simple machines work.
• Animated Mechanism Illustrations  A collection of animated illustrations describing how more complex machines work.