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Bluetooth remote controlled robot with scanning Sharp IR sensor
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This is my second robot: Jani-6 (named after Johnny 5)  It is a Bluetooth remote controlled robot, which is scanning a Sharp IR distance sensor with a servo, and … Read more
Avoid obstacles via Sharp IR rangefinder
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This was my first robot. WILL-I. The robot is controlled with an Atmel ATMega8 running on internal oscillator at 1MHz. It uses 3 microswitches and a servo rotated … Read more
navigate in various ways, teach me about robotics
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Hi! MAEP 2.0 is the second version of MAEP (please check it out if you haven't already). I won't go into all the details about things that are the same as the … Read more
Navigate by sudden deceleration (collision sensing)
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This is a prototype of a robot car I am designing for the classroom. The idea is to create a kit, cheap and simple enough for the classroom with enough … Read more
Follows a wall until a light turns off/on
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 *Updated/Larger schematic*        This is a robot I decided to make over the weekend, or at least the analog brain for it. I've had the base done for a … Read more
Hey guys. This is my first robot. Couldn't have done it without Robot Builders bonanza and letsmakerobots. Did a lot of research before I decided to buy a bs2 from … Read more
The µBipedino(TM) robot is a tiny biped with 2 servos per leg. With a 2x2" custom made main board and another one for the head, this little robot can walk, turn, … Read more
Moves around via commands from PC, Humanoid is animated, it can move its head & arms. Can display messages on its 4 x 20 LCD.
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ZappBot 3 - Tracked Humanoid Torso Robot. The robot is 11" Wide, 12" Deep and 21" Tall. It is controlled by a Propeller Chip P8X32A-D40 and a Digi XBee 1 mW Radio … Read more
cuts things out of wood, plastic and soft metals.
This is my cnc router. I built it by following the book/plans from buildyourcnc.com. I'm very happy with the results. I've still got a few modifications left to … Read more
walking straight forward, turn left & right, backwards. Avoiding obstacles with the Sharp IR sensor, beconing, laying down, getting up, glowing blue
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It's beed to long that I submitted something here. Now I got my new workplace in our new home...nothing fancy but mine ;-) There is still a lot of things to improve … Read more
Hi LMR 'ians, This is basically a copy ( hopefully one that would be almost identical) than the Noobot by another LMR member dip6..Thanks a lot!! This was something … Read more
My newest bot. I hadn't had time to build one recently, so I MADE time. Heh. Not too much to say about the little guy. I scavenged the tracks/base off of a toy … Read more
Its a sumo bot, line follower, and object avoidance, all in one little package.
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   This robot is a rebuild of my Start Here Robot.  One day I was looking for things to do(other than clean my work bench) and saw my my SHR sitting there and … Read more
Navigate via IR rangefinder and tactile feelers, look nifty
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UPDATED: OCT. 31, '11: Checked complete box \o/ Added a couple of hidden vids of Hexy disturbing people at work. Read more
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Crawls towards the brightest light source
Bored one Saturday, waiting on components for a new Motor Driver for the MicroCore - I decided to 'hack' together a clone/version of Wilf Rigter's uCrawler. I say … Read more
Introduction SPURT stands for School Project Using Robot Technology, a concept introduced by the Rostock University, in Germany. You can find more about their … Read more
this is my first robot, it isn't that complacated. two switches, a on off and on switch some wires bateries and thats all. the switch on top is the on off and on … Read more
Hey folks! This is my first robot of this kind. Orginally I wanted to use a different controllerboard with everything built onto it already, but programming it so … Read more
Obsticle avoidance via a Ping UltraSonic sensor
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This was my first build and I consider it an on going project. I built the frame work and drive line about a year ago. Due to lack of budget it sat until about … Read more
My first robot project! This is my girlfriend's old stereo, I thought it would be more fun to be able to drive it around rather than never be using … Read more
This is my first experience in legged robots. By making this quadpod robot I wanted to learn how to implement different gaits using servos. I used the same PCB … Read more
hopefully navigate around via ultra sound
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well ive got this robot all built and wired up but ive got a few problems with it. for starters the servo is completely stuck i just got the metal gear servo and … Read more
avoids obstacles using a sharp ir sensor
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After reading on LMR for a while and drawing inspiration and reading about loads of tips and tricks i thought i should share my first creation. It is not finished … Read more
Drives around bumping into objects making the room smell great
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I just finished my very first robot today. Not having a Ping ultrasonic sensor I searched my parts box for ideas on how to avoid objects. After having realized that … Read more
When my brother's R/C toy car's electronic was broken, he wanted to buy a more professional one to be able to control the speed and steering continuously. I checked … Read more
I got the SHR because I wanted to turn it into a cat toy. It works; just ask the cats... The CatScan Robot sits patiently waiting for one of our cats (Zena or … Read more
Explores the environment to find objects and classifies rooms.
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This is my master thesis work that I thought it might be interesting for people here. The thesis were divided into three sections; Theory development, Simulation … Read more
So with Help From Various people including Oddbot and Chris the Carpenter i have a working Rover 5 Base and i can now control it with my IR Controller. It was a … Read more