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Published inMar 2023
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Lukas Kaul
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Lukas Kaul

Lukas Kaul is a robotics Research Scientist, currently working at the Toyota Research Institute in Silicon Valley, where he develops mobile manipulation technologies to support people in their homes and in their workplace. Throughout his career he has worked on projects as diverse as humanoid robots, aerial robots and mobile manipulation systems. A maker at heart, Lukas has been using Arduino technology extensively for more than a decade in countless side-projects, ranging from mapping systems to self-balancing robots. Lukas is passionate about teaching robotics with Arduino to inspire and empower anyone who wants to enter the exciting field of robotics. He holds a PhD degree from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
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Fundamentals of electrical power systems

Most DIY robots that you will build use electricity to power all their components. It is possible (but very unusual) to use other sources of energy for the actuators of your robot, such as compressed air, rocket motors, or combustion engines. However, for most DIY robotics projects, electric actuators are the most practical and cost-effective choice.

Since our robots run on electrical power, it is important to equip them with a reliable and appropriately designed power system to make them run. The power system’s main job is to distribute the power from the batteries to the different components of your robot. The power system can be quite simple or quite complex, depending on the robot. It usually contains at least one voltage regulator or DC/DC converter to provide a stable logic voltage, but it might also contain sensors for monitoring voltages, currents, and power consumption, and safety mechanisms to prevent damage to the batteries...

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Lukas Kaul is a robotics Research Scientist, currently working at the Toyota Research Institute in Silicon Valley, where he develops mobile manipulation technologies to support people in their homes and in their workplace. Throughout his career he has worked on projects as diverse as humanoid robots, aerial robots and mobile manipulation systems. A maker at heart, Lukas has been using Arduino technology extensively for more than a decade in countless side-projects, ranging from mapping systems to self-balancing robots. Lukas is passionate about teaching robotics with Arduino to inspire and empower anyone who wants to enter the exciting field of robotics. He holds a PhD degree from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
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