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you use just a regular motor for the 50 dollar robot? just to
clarify, a servo is a motor, a circuit board (decodes the PWM
code into motor actions) and a gearbox. Hi,Quote from: dellagd
on March 11, 2010, 09:11:59 PMjust to clarify, a servo is a
motor, a circuit board (decodes the PWM code into motor actions)
and a gearbox.And the very important positional feedback device
(usually just a potentiometer), that tells the internal
controller when the servo has reached the commanded position or
how far from it it is.For the (cybernetic) function of the
servo, the motor, feedback device and circuit is crucial, while
the gearbox can be considered an added convenience which isn't
really part of defining what a servo is. We were talking about
modified servo where the feedback mechanism is removed...
ServomechanismA servomechanism, or servo is an automatic device
that uses error-sensing feed