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A mechanism with a one-track mind.
This is something I built a while ago.  I won't call it a robot as it's very limited in its function - It only knows about FORWARD!  It was just an idea which I … Read more

BEAM tactile sensor

I'm really attracted by these antennae-shaped tactile sensors: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/7542

The problem is that I cannot figure out how to use 'em! I mean, how the contact between those sensors and an obstacle would cause an I/O pin to toggle?

 Thank you in advance for the hints you would give me.

Seeks light a little jump at a time
Using a
File this one under "stuff everyone else has done so I guess I better do it too"  I've been wanting to put together a BEAM photopopper for awhile -- I pulled most … Read more

new type of beam challenge

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we have many types of beam robotics such as:

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2010-04-03 10
I have been asked recently to design a beambot for a customer. According to Wikipedia this is a true beam bot because only analog components are used. This model … Read more
Stays "alive" by navigating towards bright light sources
Updated 28/10/2009 Added a video of the bot in motion. Description This is my first vibrobot. I've wanted to create a phototropic BEAM vibrobot for a long time … Read more

The Pulse - 2009w21

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LMR on the Brain
Sensing the living LMR community since 2008w43.

Famous last words

Some of the most promising of LMR projects withered into oblivion with these memorable closing statements. A short selection from the LMR video archives:

This PowerSmart head circuit was solarized, courtesy of Darrell Johnson, and dubbed the Solar Power Smart Head (SPSH). The SPSH circuit has been tweaked from time … Read more
Seeks light track
Use two motors with separate solar engines; rely on differential sensors to achieve a goal. Poppers are essentially just pairs of solar engines mounted together … Read more
Go forward and turn because of allignment :)
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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