Sicilian Robot "Jaffiu u cuttu"
@ September 25, 2008
Navigate around and...
Cost to build:
$50
Time to build:
30 hours
URL to more information:
Weight:
300 grams
- Actuators / output devices: tamiya dual motor gearbox
- Control method: autonomou or controlled by remote control wired
- CPU: PIC12F675, PIC16F84
- Power source: 4xAA Ni-MH
- Programming language: PIC RISC assembler
- Sensors / input devices: 1 Sharp InfraRed Sensor
- Target environment: indoor-outdoor (with good weather :)
this is a simply sicilian robot what: Navigate around via infrared and solar panels, lighting with lamp when it's dark, send image from motorized wireless camera, charge battery from solar panel.It's autonomou or, if you want, controlled by remote control wired. Solar panel provides just 6V and 50mA. Banaly, if you want to charge four 1.2V and 500mAh batteries (for example AA Ni-MH) it takes 10hours to finish complitely the re-charge.
It uses:
1 Sharp InfraRed Sensor
3 PIC: 2x 12F675 and 1x 16F84 microcontroller Microchip
2 IC L293D
1 tamiya dual motor gearbox
1 pin-hole camera (from china :))
1 servomotor for camera
1 solar cell (very very small) to "read" the amount of light and possibly turn on one lamp
2 front red leds
@ Fri, 2008-09-26 04:28
Nice looking bot.I was
Nice looking bot.
I was planning to do a track configuration very much like this myself. Also the solar cells add alot to the appearence, cool.
@ Thu, 2008-09-25 18:43
I'm thinking the target env
@ Thu, 2008-09-25 15:43
OK please don't delete this
@ Thu, 2008-09-25 16:33
Solar cells
There was an Ebay seller that has little BEAM robots with similar panels. I followed a link back to find this :
http://flexsolarcells.com/index_files/OEM_Components/Flex_Cells/pages/Flex_Cells_Individual_09_MPT6_75.php
The Ebay seller is here :
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/meitzen_enterprise
Haven't bought there, but good ratings.
@ Thu, 2008-09-25 17:26
I have a couple of the 3
@ Thu, 2008-09-25 15:57
answer about solar panel
ok, listen me, I made this robot 4 years ago, then I don't remember very good specification about all comoponents, hovewer, I do NOT manage the charge, just it charges four 1,2V rechargeable batteries. This panel provides just 6V and 50mA.Banaly, if you want to charge four 1.2V and 500mAh batteries, it takes 10hours to finish complitely the re-charge.
Link at website:
http://www.robot-italy.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_75&products_id=330
bye from sicily!
p.s. sorry for my bad english...