Arduino Bot
@ March 12, 2011
Navigate about using ultrasound sensors.
Cost to build:
$200
Time to build:
20 hours
Weight:
1050 grams
- CPU: Arduino Mega
- Power source: 2 x 7.4V Li-ion batteries. One for motors and one for the rest.
- Sensors / input devices: SRF005
- Target environment: indoor
| Attachment | Size |
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| robot_007.JPG | 2.08 MB |
This is my robot based on the Arduino Mega board.
@ Fri, 2011-08-12 23:24
Code?
This is a great project! Is there any plans to post the code or the assembly plans?
@ Sun, 2011-09-18 09:27
The body kit came with no
The body kit came with no plans as far as I remember but it was easy to assemble without plans. I've searched my pc for the code but I can't find them. If I stumble over it I will post.
Take care
@ Mon, 2011-05-09 06:57
Motors
Could I suggest dumping a solid amount of hot glue on motor tabs. I used this same chassis and tore two of the tabs off while changing batteries. It does look like you have things well secured though.
@ Sat, 2011-05-14 10:08
Not a bad idea. They are
Not a bad idea. They are quite flimsy but after I soldered on the caps they have been much more rigid.
@ Sun, 2011-03-13 21:51
Beautiful!
Nice bot, Ole!
@ Sun, 2011-03-13 17:55
Thanks for the comments.
Thanks for the comments. Coming from smaller Picaxe robots with two small motors one of the hurdles I encountered during the build was electric noise coming from the four motors. It was really bad and it messed up the program flow and made the robot move in a jerky way. I found a cure after some searching on lmr and other places: I twisted the wires and added 3 capasitors on each motor and added a separate battery for the motors.
Apart from that the step from Picaxe to Arduino was relatively painless. I actually believe Arduino would have been a simpler platform for a first robot.
@ Sun, 2011-03-13 15:59
You did a great job on this
You did a great job on this robot. Keep up the great work!
@ Sat, 2011-03-12 20:50
Fast bot!
Great bot, good code. It' s very fast! Keep it up!