Useless Machine
@ July 22, 2011
Cost to build:
$20
Time to build:
12 hours
- Actuators / output devices: one servo
- Control method: DPDT switch
- Power source: 4x AA (1.2V) for powering the servo's
- Target environment: indoor
Not sure if this counts as a robot, but it does use a servo and has a circuit. This is my second useless machine actually, the first one I sold to a friend. The first one I slapped together but the second one I designed on the computer first and then measured out all the parts, trying to get it as small as possible. The limiting factor was the battery case which holds 4 AA's.
@ Fri, 2011-07-22 17:35
Something Else
I guess I should've posted this under 'Something Else' which I just spotted for the first time today on the site. Oops.
Anyway I can move it? Or should I delete this entry and make a new one under 'Something Else'?
@ Fri, 2011-07-22 17:37
There's no way to move it,
There's no way to move it, unfortunately. I wouldn't worry about it.
Is it a robot? It has a brain and responds to input (sort of). Close enough!
@ Fri, 2011-07-22 16:34
Epic Battle
Yea, I saw that one. Laughed a lot along with my collegues whom I showed it to later. It's a classic. When I get better at programming the picaxe etc I might have a go at building something like it.
Saw you guys covered it in Latest in Hobby Robotics too.
@ Fri, 2011-07-22 14:09
Have you seen this version?
Have you seen this version? Watch it through to the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQ5LsNMXZ4