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This is my second puppy robot and the first to use a QuadBot kit. The robot is quite simple, just a pan / tilt kit mounted on a QuadBot chassis with DAGU's new … Read more

Energy reduction?

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UPDATE:

New code works well, but the motor moves slowly.

UPDATE 2:

New power source plug in, code working = Nothing

Ok, time to order this one: http://www.robotshop.com/adafruit-motor-shield-kit-arduino-8.html

Is this a nice name?

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Is Trace-E a good name for my first robot?

My first robot..........

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So I've decided to build my first robot which not the LMR "start here" one (that one is going to be my second one) and im using this circuit- http://costaricabeam.solarbotics.net/Circuits/Vores/555%20Photovore.png . I've tried about 10 different designs for the body but its just not working. When i cover the left photocell with my hand and the other one is exposed to light the speed of the motors is the same and same with the right photocell. has anyone tried the circuit? did it work?

navigate using servo mounted sharp IR sensors
Using a
Hello fellow builders. Here is the robot I have been working on. I call him the cardboard cruiser. It's basically a start here bot with my own code. Not very … Read more
Go forward and turn because of allignment :)
Using a
Well I am waiting for my version A.5 picaxe and got an idea for this little guy. He is not fully done yet but getting there. Stevie is a BEAM bot/Solar Roller. As … Read more

Add-ons to the "bristlebot"

Have any of you added something cool to your bristlebots to make them do something cool (like obstacle avoidance, remote control, etc.)?