Usbor - Now Shipping with Rascal Set!
Next-Generation Hobby Servo Controller x 32
w/ Support for Internet Telerobotics

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Usbor Feature List

  • The Usbor from Robix is a Next-Generation Controller for Hobby servos.
  • The price, when sold separately from the Rascal set, is 200 USD including all support software, plus 40 USD for our 6V 5A power supply and USB cable if you need these items. The Usbor is not a kit. It comes fully assembled and tested.
  • One Usbor controls up to 32 servos, grouped as desired as independent Robots / Pods / Organs / Animatronics.
  • Automatic Point-to-Point Motion and
  • User-Generated Continuous Path Motion supported.
  • Ultra-Fine Resolution (500 nanosec) and Stability (jitter less than 40 nanosec)
  • Many Usbors connect to a single Host to Control Hundreds of Servos-- because Usbors are USB devices.
  • No USB knowledge is needed. Usbor Host software wraps all details. Experts can bypass.
  • Developers/Users Program in Teach Mode and/or use Java with Usbor's Host libraries. (C++, Visual Basic.Net, Perl, etc., also possible)
  • The Usbor runs directly from servo power, from 4.8 to 7.5V. Even higher if your servos can take it.
  • It distributes power directly to servo connectors, up to 2A/servo (25A max peak) w/ no extra wiring.
  • The Usbor is designed for Hosting by:
    • Windows PC's running 2000/XP/Vista
    • Linux machines with USB host.
  • Usbor's on-board, per-servo readings of current draw indicate torque, blockage, heating.
  • 32 Analog Inputs, 8 bit for user sensors. Power is supplied to the sensor connectors for hookup convenience.
  • Quadrature Count 15 msec min transition interval, buffered, 16 sources max. Programmable lo/hi/hyst plus error detect/report.

Windows / Linux... Together

Writing the Usbor hosting software in Java allows portability of GUI, program logic, and TCP/IP to most major operating systems.

The Usbor hostware also supports easy distributed control of your robots, even including mixing OS's. One can, for example, build a mobile robot run by an Usbor connected to a Laptop that is running Windows Mobile and has USB hosting and WiFi. The Laptop then can "expose" the Usbor hostware to Linux boxes and Windows PC's for simultaneous control of different robot subsystems via WiFi. And remarkably, no special programming is required.This capability is already fully supported in Usbor firmware and exposed to the Developer by the hostware design.

Other Items Your Project May Need

  • Batteries (6V or 7.5V recommended, with charger)
  • Power Supply (6V or 7.5V)(We sell a 6V 5A universal input supply for USD 35)
  • USB cable (standard A male to B male) (We sell this item for USD 5)
  • Servos (Hitec Standard Size recommended)
  • Sensors (See Usbor Hardware page for pinout.)
  • Mechanical Parts
  • For Mobiles: A Laptop, preferrably with WiFi.