Summary of Products
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Robot Kits
The Talrik Jr. Robot was nominated by the Discover Magazine Editors for their 1997 technology awards!

TALRIK JUNIORTM: An Inexpensive, Autonomous, Programmable, Mobile Robot.
Starting at $139.95 Click here for Price List
TALRIK JUNIORTM (TJTM), is an excellent entry level vehicle for introducing you to the exciting area of programmable, autonomous, mobile robots. TJTM costs 30% less than other comparable robot kits. A completed TJ has a 7 inch diameter & 3.5 inch height.

He is constructed from beautiful wood & rides on two, 2.75 inch Du-Bro wheels & a rear skid. Two high quality ball bearing servos are modified as gearhead motors & mounted underneath the platform to drive each wheel.

Use the Comm Kit (MB2325) to download programs to the robot and then let him go!

The TJ robot comes in four different kit levels. TJ-BB, TJ-XU, TJ-PA, TJ-TA.
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TJ has its own on-board computer, sensors, and wheels

Front View of TJ




TALRIK II TM An Advanced Autonomous, Programmable, Mobile Robot System
Starting at $499.95 Click here for Price List

TALRIK IITM offers a sophisticated, expandable, programmable, autonomous, mobile robot with features found on units costing a lot more.
A finished TALRIK IITM fits into a right circular cylinder of 10 inch diameter & 10 inch height. The TALRIK IITM body is constructed from wood, & rides on two 3 inch Du-Bro wheels & a rear caster. Two high quality ball bearing R/C servos, modified as gearhead motors & mounted underneath the platform, drive each wheel. A 64k computer and a multi-IO sensor expansion board provide control and sensing.

Use the Comm Kit (MB2325) to download programs to the robot and then let him go!

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Assembled Talrik II Side View



TJ ProTM
Talrik Junior ProTM: An Inexpensive, Autonomous, Programmable, Mobile Robot.
Prices starting at $259.95 Click here for Price List

Front View of TJ Pro

TJ ProTM offers a sophisticated, expandable, programmable, autonomous, mobile robot with features found on units costing twice as much. The TJ Pro has the same body, sensors, and motors as the regular TJ, but has a much more powerful on-board computer w/ 32k and more I/O.

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RobobugTM
RobobugTM: An Autonomous, Programmable, Six-Legged Walking Robot
Prices starting at $549.95 Click here for Price list
RobobugTM offers a sophisticated, sensory & control expandable, programmable, autonomous, six-legged, twelve degree-of-freedom, walking robot with features found on units costing four to ten times as much. RobobugTM 's brains is the MSCC11E2 w/ 2Kbytes of EEPROM for leg motion control. A proprietary leg walking algorithm allows you to develop different gaits on the robot. The robot has 12 servos, wood body, and on-board computer.

The lead time on this robot is longer than the others so order early!
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Front View of Robobug




MANUALS
All User's manuals for Mekatronix brand products can be downloaded free for evaluation purposes. (Printed, bound copies can be purchased for $19.95 each)

Manuals are provided in Adobe PDF format.
Software

TALRIK IITM, TALRIK JUNIORTM, & TJ PROTM, SOFTWARE

TALRIK IITM 's & TJTM's MC68HC11 microcomputer system enjoys wide Freeware & commercial software support. Freeware compilers for C & BASIC as well as commercial compilers for C, BASIC, & FORTH are available. Motorola provides Freeware assembly language support & other vendors provide assembly language simulators. Interactive C (IC) does not run on TJTM, but it does run on all TALRIK IITM models & the TJ ProTM, as long as no servos on the bridge are connected. A commercial, Windows version of IC is now available from 1-888-Mr-Robot

TALRIK IITM & TJTM application packages, utilities, & hardware drivers are written in C & MC68HC11 assembly language. In order to download programs, TJTM requires PCBUG11, which is free.

Mr Robot sells the ImageCraft C (ICC11w) compiler & interactive development environment (IDE), C for DOS (ICC11d), & NewtonLab's Interactive C (IC-P & IC-S) & recommends that you purchase one with a TALRIK IITM or TJ Pro along with getting the high-speed downloader for downloading programs to your robot from within Win95/NT.

Motorola's MC68HC11 Assembler, & the PCBUG11 downloader are available via e-mail free of charge.

Languages available. Interactive C (Freeware & Commercial C interpreter), Imagecraft C (commercial C Compiler), PROGO (Sentence-based programming language), MC68HC11 Assembly Language (Freeware), sBASIC (Freeware BASIC), tinyFORTH (Freeware FORTH).

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HSSDL11 Super High-Speed Downloader for the Motorola MC68HC11 Processor Family
A bargain at $9.95
The 68HC11 High-Speed Downloader v1.0 (Requires Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0) is an ultra-fast downloader for the Motorola 68HC11 microcontroller family that eliminates PCBug11 headaches. It is a fully operational 32 bit program. It can download Motorola S19 files into your microcontroller's RAM at speeds of up to 115,200 Baud. It greatly speeds up the whole programming/debugging process, reducing turnaround times to a minimal. Downloads without locking up your Com port in a seamless environment. No extra external hardware is needed to achieve this speed boost. Just run the program, select your code file, connect the RS232 link, & download the code into the 68HC11!
Control Your robot with the IR Remote Control Module
Starting at $24.95 Click here for Price.

This IR Remote Control Module has everything you need to make your TJTM or TJ ProTM robot a manually remote controlled robot. The robot can be made to follow your commands or go about on his own...it's up to you!
Module includes: Documentation, TV-type remote control, IR sensor, hookup wire, & sample program.
Now Includes Source Code!!


ICC11 & I.C. Program Samples & Tutorial
Starting at $29.95 Click here for Price.

A Great way to learn how to program is to sneak a peek at how the experts(?) do it!
Get the ICC11 program sample disk or the I.C. program sample disk or get both!

Includes program source code & a tutorial style manual in .PDF format for teachers, hobbyists, & students!
ICC11 version available for the TJTM, TJTM Pro or Talrik IITM
I.C. version available for the TJTM Pro only.


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TALRIK JUNIOR Artificial Intelligence Program
Starting at $29.95 Click here for Price.
Watch TJTM go from a blind haphazard crazed maniac to an aware & calculating robot. If left on forever, could he eventually outsmart you? Available for the TJ & TJ Pro. Now Includes Source Code!!

TALRIK JUNIOR TV remote control reader.
Starting at $9.95 Click here for Price List.
Make your TJTM Pro or TJTM read & report what signals your TV remote control puts out. Then program him to accept those signals as commands & make your own TV remote controlled vehicle! (This is the program that was used to develop the Remote Control Modules & requires that module for use) Includes the program & special cable. Now Includes Source Code!!

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ICC11 C Compiler Version 5 For all 68HC11 Robots & Micros
Starting at $95.95 Click Here for Price. (ICC11 / ICC12 / ICC16 )
ICC11w Includes both the Compiler Tools & the Windows IDE
ICC11d
only includes the Compiler Tools

The ImageCraft IDE is a Windows program that enhances the command line based compiler tools. Our IDE is part of each Windows C Compiler package.

Command Line tools for Windows, DOS, Linux & FreeBSD

The ICC11, ICC12 & ICC16 Version 5 compilers are full ANSI C language compilers for the MC68HC11, HC12 & HC16 microcontroller families. These are the lowest priced full ANSI C compilers on the market.
ICC11, ICC12, ICC16 V5.0
Windows IDE - US $155.95 DOS - US $96.95 Linux / FreeBSD - US $96.95

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NoICE11 DOS Based Remote Debugger $27.95 US NoICE11 is a DOS based remote debugger for the HC11 microcontrollers, which works with both ICC11 Windows & ICC11 DOS. Most of the debugger intelligence is in the DOS program & you only need to run a small monitor (approximately 1K) on your target. Features include:



Interactive C v3.1/ v3.2 For Talrik II, TJ Pro, MTJPRO11 & other 68HC11 Microcontrollers w/ external Ram
Starting at $31.95 Click Here for Price.
Memory requirements: 32Kbytes of SRAM is a good minimum. That way you have enough room for I.C. & your programs.

Interactive C is an efficient C interpreter for Motorola MC68HC11-based robots & embedded systems. Interactive C's claim to fame is its interactivity & ease of use: users can type in expressions & have them compiled on the fly & run immediately, rather than waiting for lengthy compile & download cycles.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 95/NT, Macintosh, Linux, SGI Unix, Solaris, SunOS


Other Software
Prices Starting at $29.95 Click Here for Price.
  • PROCCED02 / TIISD-CCv1 / TJED01: These are tutorial style program sample disks for the ICC11 C compiler. They include the C source code of many example programs as well as the .S19 code. The programs are broken down and explained in an excellent comprehensive manual.
  • PROICED01: This is a tutorial style program samples disk for Interactive C. It includes the I.C. source code of many example programs. The programs are broken down & explained in an excellent comprehensive manual.
  • TJAIPD / PROAIPD: A state of the art learning program that now includes the previously unreleased source code.
  • PROSERVOCC: External R/C Servo Driver/Control Software. Software to drive up to three servos. Includes Interrupt drivers, extensive calibration routine, servo control, collision look reaction; Includes source code & machine code.
    (Needs MTJPRO11 board or TJ Pro robot, ICC11 & a PC with a terminal program).
  • IR Reading Software: Read the codes from your TV remote control. Control your robot w/ your TV remote, etc. Platform Independent
  • PROGO: An easy to use programming language that is interchangeable with C. You can write programs in PROGO, C, or a combination of both! Great for beginners or non-programmers. Available for I.C. and ICC11 Platform Independent
  • Collision avoidance Programs & source code.
  • Robo RacersTM
  • More...
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Projection RealityTM Module
(Wireless
Color Video Mini-Camera)
Starting at $329.95 Click here for Price List

Platform Independent
Color Video Mini-Camera

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  • Make your robot a SPY with this remote Color mini video camera!
  • Explore worlds inaccessible to you, but not your robot!
  • Experience Telepresence!

This self-contained wireless Color video module mounts on top of almost any robot. You can easily mount the camera & radio transmitter on the TALRIK IITM & TJTM, for instance. The USA (NTSC) version transmits a 900mhz signal up to 100 feet to your TV, VCR, or video capture board. The International (PAL) version transmits a 2.4 Ghz signal up to 300 feet to your TV, VCR, or video capture board. You can view the live Color transmissions from your robot's perspective while it explores "dangerous" environments or environments not normally accessible to you!




Printed Circuit Boards

MTJPRO11: Compact Microcontroller with 32Kbytes of SRAM.
$134.95 Click here for Price List

MTPRO11 Microcontroller Board

The Mekatronix MTJPRO11 is one of the best 68HC11 Microcontrollers you can buy for its price range. It has more features than Motorola's EVBU (Yes, even when you add the ME11 expansion board to Motorola's EVBU, the MTJPRO11 comes out on top). This board has a broad range of applications. Any project requiring a small, embedded microcontoller will find the MTJPRO & ideal solution. Size: 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches.
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ME11: Expansion Board for Motorola's MC68HC11 EVBU.
Starting at $48.95 Click here for Price List

ME11 EVBU Expansion Board





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The Mekatronix Expansion Board (ME11) mates with the Motorola MC68HC11 EVBU board to form a complete, control oriented microcomputer system. The photo on the left shows the ME11 attached to the underside of the Motorola EVBU board. The second photo, below, shows a fully populated ME11. Features that the ME11 expansion board adds to the EVBU include:


MRC11: A Serious & Flexible microcontroller
Starting at $79.95 Click here for Price List
MRC11 Microcontroller Board















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The picture on the left shows an assembled MRC11 circuit board which consists of an MC68HC11A1 processor with 64 KBytes of memory. Memory on the MRC11 board is physically partitioned into two, 32 KBytes of storage. Either partition can be jumpered to accept RAM or ROM. combinations. The MRC11 may function as a general purpose controller for many applications.
The MRC11 can be stacked with the MRSX01 circuit board to form a powerful controller with extensive Input/Output drive capability. The MRC11/MRSX01 board combination yields a complete robot microcontroller. (It operates as the brains & sense driver for the TALRIK IITM) .

This board combination possesses general features useful for almost any microcontroller or mechatronic applications where programmable machine intelligence enhances performance.

Together, the MRC11 processor-memory & the MB2325 serial communications circuit boards, far exceed, in function, Motorola's EVBU. &, of course the MRC11 stacked with the MRSX01 provides more features than the Motorola MC68HC11 EVBU stacked with the MekatronixTM ME11.


MRSX01: Mekatronix Robot Sensor Expansion Module.
Starting at $64.95 Click here for Price List.
MRSX01 Sensor Expansion Board The MRSX01 mates with the MRC11 to provide extensive sensor & control capabilities for robotic & other mechatronic projects. (The two board stack, MRSX01 & MRC11, furnishes the circuitry that supports all the sensory, motor, & cognitive functions for the TALRIK IITM autonomous mobile robot we sell).
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MSCC11: A Single Chip MC68HC11 Microcontroller.
Starting at $29.95 Click here for Price List.

MSCC11 Single Chip ComputerPick any Motorola MC68HC11 series microprocessor & plug it right into the MSCC11. The MC68HC11 processor is mounted in a 52-pin PLCC with headers connected to the processor ports. The MSCC11 realizes a single chip microcontroller & provides the following features:

  • Eight 3-wire (5volts, ground, signal) powered analog or digital input header connected to Port_E.
  • Eight 3-wire powered digital output header connected to Port B.
  • Eight 3-wire powered bi-directional digital signal header connected to Port C.
  • Jumpers to separate unregulated & regulated power & ground rails on the headers.
  • The power rail can drive up to 16 servos attached to Port C & Port B headers.
  • The regulated voltage rail always drives the microcontroller & the eight powered digital/analog inputs attached to Port E.
  • Eight 3-wire powered analog sensor connectors may be attached directly to Port E.
  • A 5-pin male header permits the MSCCB11 to serially communicate with other MSCC11s or personal computers using the Mekatronix Bidirectional Serial Communications Board (MB2325) described below.


MB2325: Bidirectional Serial Communications Voltage Converter.
Starting at $10.95 Click here for Price List.
MB2325 Serial Communications Board


















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The MB2325 module permits the user to physically connect an RS-232C serial communications cable, restricted to receive (Rx), transmit (Tx), & DTR(DSR) protocol, to a six wire, 5 volt serial communications cable.
Applications include serial communications between a personal computer COM port via an MB23225 to any robot or microcontroller that provides serial communication at logic voltage levels (+5 volts & ground).
Hardware & Accessories

MS492: Ball Bearing, Standard R/C Servo / Gearhead DC Motor for Robotic Applications.
Servos Starting at $13.95 Click here for Price List.
MS540 Dual Ball Bearing Servo

The MS492 can be used as a servo for actuating the joints of robot arms, legs, & hands. User modification permits the MS492 to serve as a reliable gearhead DC motor useful for driving robot wheels & other mechanisms requiring continuous rotary motion. This modification is detailed in the TALRIK IITM Assembly Manual. A modified MS492 runs at 45 rpm & often outperforms gearhead DC motors costing much more.

Exploded diagram of a servo & connection info. (GIF - 49k)

(Also look for the new MS1100 BOSS servo with 110 oz.-in. torque at 6v)


SHARP GP1U58Y: 40KHz IR Receiver.
Starting at $3.55 Click here for Price List.
GP1U58y 40 kHz IR Receiver This infrared sensor responds to 940nm IR modulated at 40KHz & can be used for digital IR communication with a robot, as a non-contact robot "bump" sensor, or as an analog range sensor. A simple hardware "hack" to convert this digital IR sensor to an analog IR range sensor is described in the paper Sharp Sensor Modification ("Hack") for Analog Distance Measurement. Under no input light the maximum power supply current (Icc) into the device is less than 5.0mA.

DU-BRO Wheels with Treaded Rubber Tires, 2.75in & 3.00in Diameters.
As low as $2.19 each Click here for Price List.
Bu-Bro wheels available in various sizes. DuBro wheels provide important support for mobile robot platforms. The soft, flexible, treaded tire of the Du-Bro wheel absorbs shocks & grips the road. Mounting a DU BRO wheel on an MS492 servo horn allows the roboticist to directly drive the wheel from the output shaft of a modified MS492 servo (described above).


SWPBMT100 Tiny Momentary Tactile Switches
$0.95 each
Momentary Tactile Switches Switching force: 100gf, Electrical ratings: 15V, 20ma.
Physical Dimensions: 5mm by 5mm by 3mm thick (button not depressed). 5mm by 5mm by 2.5mm thick (button depressed)
Pin length: 3mm
Pin width: 0.25mm
Pin Thickness: 0.05mm (approximate)



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