Ant - v2 - Micro Tracked Robot
@ August 13, 2008
Chases light, picks up tinfoil balls and carries them around.
- Actuators / output devices: 2 x track drives w/hand made gearboxes, one grip/lift front manipulator.
- Control method: autonomous
- CPU: MC68HC11A1 w/32K Ram (built on the MIT 6.270 course board)
- Power source: 4 x 50Mah Sanyo NiCad Cells
- Programming language: Interactive C/Assembly routines
- Sensors / input devices: 2 x IR Object, 3 x CDS Light, IR Remote Control
- Target environment: indoor
This was a robot that used a MC68HC11 cpu, all circuit boards were hand etched, the drive motor gearboxes are made from PCB material. The robot was able to sense objects using its IR sensors, chase or hide from light/dark sources and ocassionaly pickup tinfoil balls and move the about....
Circuit designs, platform and orginal inspiration all from the MIT AI Robotics lab in the mid/late 90's.
Robot was destroyed in a fire, Ant V3 is the next incarnation of this platform.
@ Sun, 2008-09-21 15:30
the most awsome thing ever
the most awsome thing ever
@ Wed, 2008-08-13 13:52
Very nice work! Bummer it
@ Sun, 2008-08-17 08:50
when you say lost in a fire....
@ Wed, 2008-08-13 05:18
now that is pretty damn
@ Wed, 2008-08-13 05:36
tracks are lego!
@ Wed, 2008-08-13 05:14
Very impressive! Was it made
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.... -Marianne Williamson
@ Wed, 2008-08-13 05:34
thanks! it "was"
thanks! it "was" impressive.
It was fully hand made, the circuit board was made with and old program called TraxMaker and then laser printed onto heat transfer paper, ironed onto a bare PCB and acid etched. The CPU board has fairly good detail, the "top" I/O board was abit rushed. Gearboxes are made in a similar fashion, from PCB boards and then drilled and gears/idlers and motors installed.