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added by Rocketmagnet Apr 18 '12 at 17:10

<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino Aug 16 '12 at 14:55

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added by Oleksi Jun 19 '12 at 20:44

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added by Ugo Aug 13 '12 at 6:28

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added by Chris Mansley Aug 16 '12 at 14:56

up vote 11 down vote

added by Guy Coder Apr 28 '12 at 14:52

closed as not constructive by Robert Cartaino Aug 16 '12 at 14:53

This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion.

	I don't agree. Guy is not asking for which is a GOOD company, he just asks which are there. The outcome of this questions could be an interesting list of suppliers. Helpful especially for starters! – bit-pirate Aug 21 '12 at 9:07
	bit-pirate is correct. I am seeking references to companies that sell parts that can be used for robots; not opinions. The person reading the answer for themself is responsible for deciding if the answer given is valid or not, not other people. It is a straight question seeking a straight and simple answer. Mostly what I am after are companies that sell parts that can be used for robots that don't typically show up in a search for some company. For example, if there is a company that sells tires for small vehicles they may not indicate they sell for robots, but others can share that here. – Guy Coder Aug 21 '12 at 11:37
	I guess it's a good point. Although it's kind of a shopping question, it does involve facts, and will be useful to the community. – Rocketmagnet Aug 23 '12 at 10:48
	Then please open the question again (remove the closed tag). – bit-pirate Aug 26 '12 at 23:46

up vote 11 down vote

added by Miro Jun 22 '12 at 11:31

closed as not a real question by Robert Cartaino Aug 16 '12 at 15:01

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form.

I personally feel that it is way too broad. – sylvain.joyeux Aug 15 '12 at 7:18

These sites work better when users ask about specific questions about day to day problems they encounter. On the actual site, asking "how do I get started?" may become an acceptable question if and only if it is accompanied with a really specific problem... but as an example question to help define the scope of the site, this is too generic to be all that helpful. – Robert Cartaino Aug 16 '12 at 15:01

@Robert Cartaino - Can the closed questions be deleted or moved to the bottom of the list, so make more space on the first page? – Rocketmagnet Aug 17 '12 at 14:39

up vote 11 down vote

added by Chris Aug 14 '12 at 17:52

up vote 11 down vote

added by Felix Aug 14 '12 at 19:10

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added by Rocketmagnet Apr 18 '12 at 17:09

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added by Rocketmagnet Apr 18 '12 at 17:11

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added by Rocketmagnet Apr 18 '12 at 17:14

No more list type questions please. Can some people ask questions with definite right / wrong answers. – Rocketmagnet Aug 14 '12 at 8:39

IMO, this question would be better if it were more specific, like: I have a robot planning problem with properties X, Y, and Z. Which optimization techniques should I try? – Paul Vernaza Aug 15 '12 at 16:57

I made this question much more specific by including the torque constraint. – Rocketmagnet Aug 29 '12 at 20:43

up vote 10 down vote

added by Guy Coder Apr 28 '12 at 14:49

up vote 10 down vote

added by raaymaan, edited by Rocketmagnet Aug 29 '12 at 20:40

	it would be nice to add a scope, otherwise I think the question is a little too broad – georgebrindeiro Aug 14 '12 at 17:21
	I edited this question, adding "humanoid robots" to make it less broad. – Rocketmagnet Aug 29 '12 at 20:40

up vote 10 down vote

added by jippie Aug 13 '12 at 21:32

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added by thecoshman Aug 14 '12 at 9:18

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added by Jake Aug 14 '12 at 9:47

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added by sylvain.joyeux Aug 14 '12 at 10:37

up vote 10 down vote

added by Ugo Aug 14 '12 at 10:40

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added by Ugo Aug 14 '12 at 10:43

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added by sylvain.joyeux Aug 14 '12 at 10:48

up vote 10 down vote

added by Ugo Aug 14 '12 at 10:51

up vote 10 down vote

added by Jacob Aug 14 '12 at 15:16

@robotify, these questions are not meant to be answered, they are supposed to be used as a method of shaping what the users think that the community should be about. Rather than providing answers in comments (that you are getting no credit for!), try submitting new questions, or voting for/discussing the ones that already exist. – mjcarroll Aug 16 '12 at 12:37

up vote 10 down vote

added by Jacob Aug 14 '12 at 15:17

Good specific question. – Rocketmagnet Aug 14 '12 at 19:09

up vote 10 down vote

added by Jacob Aug 14 '12 at 15:20

	Good question. I think we need more specific questions like this. Sadly I have run out of upvotes. – Rocketmagnet Aug 14 '12 at 19:02
	@MarkBooth - Yes. I frequently switch my votes around. In fact, since I wrote that comment, I moved one of my upvotes to this question. I wish people would move their votes from that 22 vote question. We could be a whole 'nother question closer to commitment. – Rocketmagnet Aug 30 '12 at 12:54
	@RocketMagnet - Yup, I know exactly what you mean, every time I see a vote above 10 I see a wasted vote. – Mark Booth Aug 30 '12 at 12:56

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added by Jacob Aug 14 '12 at 15:21

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added by surtur Aug 14 '12 at 16:20

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added by lyncas Aug 14 '12 at 16:37

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added by fgb Aug 14 '12 at 16:39

A good example of the type of specific question we're likely to see on a real robotics stackexchange. – Rocketmagnet Aug 14 '12 at 19:04

up vote 10 down vote

added by georgebrindeiro Aug 14 '12 at 17:06

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added by Felix Aug 14 '12 at 18:39

Good question. Nice to have some good software questions like this. – Rocketmagnet Aug 14 '12 at 19:03

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added by surtur Aug 14 '12 at 21:55

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added by Boris Aug 15 '12 at 0:08

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added by Boris Aug 15 '12 at 0:36

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added by Tobiwan Aug 15 '12 at 7:46

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added by Tobiwan Aug 15 '12 at 7:52

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added by lyncas Aug 15 '12 at 13:47

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added by Avik De Aug 15 '12 at 17:19

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added by ApockofFork Aug 16 '12 at 0:57

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added by Ugo Aug 16 '12 at 12:22

	I'd explain the particularities of the system in the comments. – Ugo Aug 16 '12 at 12:24
	@ugo - When you say 'calibrate' do you mean tune the PID? – Rocketmagnet Aug 16 '12 at 12:40
	I would widen the question or ask a new one on what kind of control structure (nested PID, PID+K, Non-Linear etc...) and then how to tune these structures for a tendon system (can have different friction, etc...) – GuiHome Aug 25 '12 at 11:54
	Edited the question to make it more precise. – Ugo Aug 27 '12 at 14:30