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Looks for light or darkness
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Well here my latest build. is a Headbot from the Junkbots book, I tried using photo transistors for light sensors but it was not really working, then I pulled two … Read more
Well this is my first successful robot, it my version from the one motor walker developed by Robomaniac, you can find a great tutorial here … Read more
Primarily a Development Platform
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Videos posted of sandy in operation. (3-1-2012)   This is my first attempt at robotics and the first time here at LMR so apologies if all this is obvious to … Read more
Move and Obstacle avoidance
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So, I have been kind of dabbling with this thing for maybe 6 months (idea to conception) and well I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but it just doesn’t work … Read more
Hi there this is my new play thing > PicAxe 08m2 < and i was just trying to learn how the thing works , you know servo ADC ,LED, Tone , come up with a cool … Read more
Hellow there LMR i geus i haven't made any robot if i hadn't found this webpage ;) so here i am with my first robot. its a pretty basic idea, but for me ofcource … Read more
monitors soil moisture level and waters when needed
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Before i start let me just say please excuse the really crappy name lol i made this account 3 years ago. Read more
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 … Read more
One day when I accidentally browsed NET settlement, I came across a video in which found a robot with tank chassis, which used to measure the distance ultrasonic … Read more
Hi, This robot is a six wheeled explorer robot. It has 4 solar panels two of them are 6 V 500 mA and the others 6V 250 mA. In addition to autonomous operation, it … Read more
I make nice robot to play with.  Too bad he's retarded...:( Read more
Navigate around avoidance object via ultrasound sensor
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Hey there, ALB-E it's a small and autonomous Arduino robot builted on iPhone package as chassis. I've used two Tamiya sport wheels linked on a two GM9 motors with … Read more
Navigate around via ultrasound, barks when someone knocks on the door.
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Navigate around while avoiding obstacles with ultrasound, infrared light and air pressure based bumper sensors.
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crawling like a baby
this is my new robot ,it`s a baby ,it`s crawling  ,it`s very simple ,just a servo motor ,some metal parts ,and some creation ,i took this idea from AndyGadget in … Read more
Drives until obstacle detected, plus colour object tracking
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I've spend too many years thinking about building my own robot and feel like I've found a group of like-minded folk with this site. :-)  I'd like to share my … Read more
optimsing the 08 by sheer brute force
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Update - took a few photos to magically transform this blog from a mere "schematic" to a fully fledged, utterly incomplete "robot".  Like a few others here, I'm … Read more
Launching model rockets and track back the landing site of the rocket
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Hi everybody, Just working on the second version of my model rocket launching robot. The first version was remote controlled (see video), the second version is … Read more
Hi guys, this is my next robot of the series "simple robots", it should be easy :) . After having my robot "Big M" built, I showed him my friend. He said: This is … Read more
My mom really looked up to my electronic Wiz and said: Build me an automatic trash can.  So I started planning. You can also build this as i show you how to cause … Read more
Navigates using ultrasound
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Behold the first of many robots to come - my LMR. It is using Picaxe 28X1, SRF05 & motors/gears from Picaxe store. These motors & gears (available at … Read more
Navigates around via ultrsound so far.
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This is my first 'thinking' robot. It's based on the Start Here tutorial. A PicAxe 28x1 controlling 2 motors with SRF05 ultrasonic sensor. It carries a 5Ahr lithium … Read more
Navigate eventualy
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This is my first robot im attepting to build, I want it to do the basic things to start with such as to avoid obsticals and such.The base is made of some ply wood i … Read more
He is working as well as he could be. Still some minor bugs. If I hold him he doesn't stop until he gets close to something. On the ground he only moves a few … Read more
RC-servo to motor conversion   This is a smart little trick i had read about in the magazine "Elektor Electronics" a year ago. In 15 minutes you can turn your … Read more