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 Dan Mathias a Robot ScientistI'm the owner and founder of Future-Bot Components in 1985 with a few disciplines in Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering, Computer science, and Software engineering, Robot builder to name a few. Future-Bot Components or FutureBots went full time in 1992 after being layed off, it's an electronic components company specializing in robotic component parts for the hobbyist and professional for the last 26 years with Jan 1 2011 being my 26th year in bussiness. The company was founded in 1985 after I built my first humanoid mobile robot George. I decided there was a need for a company to sell various parts like computer chips, motors, and robot body parts to the public that was building and experimenting with electronics and robotics. The company specializes in used and new computer chips from TTL parts 7400 series, Pic Micros, Op-amps, Microprocessors, TI DSP, Pentium processors chips, to memory chips old 4004 to modern flash memory, embedded microcontrollers. I carry a large inventory of thousands of chips on my website plus various Dc, Gear motors and sensors and other robotic sensors, Stepper motors. "I have also been nominated for the Franklin-Bower Robotics award for 2008" Update, I did not win, damn!  Franlin - Bower Robotics Award page. Nomination winner will be made public in April 2008. EMPLOYMENT:I was HI-Rel Engineer for SOLITRON DEVICES, INC., for 8 years from 1983 to 1991, The Company manufactured semiconductor power devices for space vehicles and military:
Working from customer specs I tested and evaluated power bipolar transistors, mosfets, voltage regulators and digital devices for isb, esb, frequency, switching-time, thermal resistance, voltage break downs, leakage, hfe, capacitance, Vin/Vout, hot/cold temp, cob etc., to Mil. Std. 883 / 750 specs for customers like NASA, ATT, and Rockwell. I evaluated die or dice samples from production line HI Rel Dept. and assisted other engineers in solving any production problems. Working closely with customers in evaluating power hybrids for thermal design in ceramic, beo, copper and kovar packages with different ceramic substrates and etectic bonds and die types. Also did wire bonding assembly design and testing of hybrid devices to Mil 883 specs. EDUCATION: 4-year B.S. graduate degree or 1878 hours of training in Electrical Engineering from NORTH TECH. in Industrial Electronics, DC circuit design, AC circuit design, Computer Hardware design, Industrial Robotics systems and Control systems. I was the youngest at the age of 15 for my High School to be recommended to go to NORTH TECH to take Industrial electronics.
PUBLICATIONS:
Midnight Engineering Jan-Feb 1997
Fume Vent Project pages 47 to 49
Robot Digest Jan-Mar 1997
Floppy Bot part 1
Robot Digest Jan-Mar 1998
Floppy Bot part 2
Robot Digest Jan-Mar 1999
Floppy Bot part 3
SPECIAL SKILLS:
I have build various Robot systems wheeled and legged over the years from scratch designing them at my company FutureBots robotics lab. Worked with HeNe - LED lasers rangers and optics, Super conductors, Wire bonding, Semiconductor Die mounting. I build Fiberglass molds and plugs. I do Arc welding, Tig welding, Mig welding, Lath work, Mill machine work, Drill press. I work and built CNC machines, worked with Hi speed dremels, Various power tools. I also know Video camera processing systems and signal processing, networks. I repair and build IBM PC computers, terminals, monitors, and computers to component level. I have a vast knowledge of semiconductors Bipolar, Mosfets, IC chips, Microprocessors, and Semiconductor partnumbers and their functions. I build to component level Microprocessor robot controllers, Single board computers, worked with 3 axis gyros mems and Accelerometers, Lithium, Lead Acid Battery systems, Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, XP embedded, Windows 7e, PC/104, systems, Servos ands hydraulics, Software development in Java, C, C++, Webprogramming with html, Microcontroller Programming with PICs, Basic stamp and Arduino, PCB Schematic Design on 3D Mill, Google 3D, ACAD 14 I also built and drove drag race cars in the 1980's as a hobby  AWARDS:
I Won Robot contest sponsored by the SFSM - South Florida Science Museum in 1985 with Humanoid robot George.
From Ed Sobey Ph.D. ED Sobey is founding director of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and founder of the National Toy Hall of Fame and Kids Invent website.   My Engineer dad Calvin working on his Mill Machine at Pratt & Whitney |