Robotic Paintball Sentry
@ August 25, 2010
- Actuators / output devices: RX-64 Dynamixels
- Control method: remote control, autonomous mode is in the works
- CPU: ATMEGA644p
- Power source: 5S 18.5v 5000mAh Lipo pack
- Programming language: C
- Sensors / input devices: camera
- Target environment: Outdoors
Hey Guys,
Figured I'd show off my latest robotics project, this is a Robotic Paintball Gun Sentry. It's using a pair of RX-64 Dynamixels for the pan/tilt, with some major modifications to the default base platform. The entire base was designed in Autodesk Inventor and cut from 1/4" Black ABS on a lasercutter CNC. Onboard brains is an ArbotiX Robocontroller, which is programmed in the Arduino IDE. It uses a relay hooked up to a digital output to 'trip' the electronic firing control board that I yanked out of the paintball gun. Currently it's remote controlled using an ArbotiX Commander handheld controller and a pair of Xbee wireless radios, but a camera has been added and am working on a fully autonomous mode (which will also include an onboard laptop).
Electronics:
Pan/Tilt Assembly:
The Battery & Tank:
CO2 tank:
Leg Construction:
@ Sat, 2011-02-26 03:04
Dude this is like the
Dude this is like the coolest thing i've ever seen
@ Tue, 2010-11-23 02:35
Nice
nice project i am looking to make my own and this is a great help! how many pounds does that servo bracket hold? does a standard size servo work in the pan/tilt? Also i really like the design and the metal or whatever the base is made out of.
@ Wed, 2010-09-01 21:53
I want to see...
I want to see this mounted to InterbotiX PhantomX Hexapod. Hexapod Is maybe too small for that, but making this move like that would be awesome...
@ Fri, 2010-09-03 01:48
Actually, I have an RX-64
Actually, I have an RX-64 based Hexapod in the works that'll be about 1m in diameter. That should carry the paintball gun no problem (and I intend to do exactly that).
@ Fri, 2010-08-27 11:18
What gun are you using on
What gun are you using on that?
@ Fri, 2010-09-03 01:49
Tippman? I honestly don't
Tippman? I honestly don't recall, my boss just went to a paintball gun store and said: Give me your cheapest one with an electronic trigger.
@ Fri, 2010-08-27 10:30
add some recognition software!
Nice job!
The perfect match for this machine gun will be the camera you are going to install and a recognition software running on a laptop to detect movement and face recognition when the objetives are calm and quiet. But please, shoot low!
@ Thu, 2010-08-26 22:30
KOOL
Very nice job. This beats airsoft and nerf sentries. Now to find a human gunea pig and get them on tape :D
@ Thu, 2010-08-26 07:06
Awesome project!!'I am very
Awesome project!!
'I am very impressed, and the camera is going to make this even cooler.
Nice work man!
@ Wed, 2010-08-25 21:26
Hehe, I actually have such a
Thanks! I actually have such a sensor and have used one mounted on a similar (smaller) airsoft turret. Hit the target sensor and it disabled the turret for X seconds.
Code is available here, though note that it uses some custom libraries (all available for download from Vanadium Labs' site)