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Follows a line
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This is my very first line following robot that is built around ATMEGA8. Construction and circuit are quite simple. Such a name- GOOFY is given because robot … Read more

Line follower "GOOFY"

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This is my very first line following robot that is built around ATMEGA8. Construction and circuit are quite simple. Such a name- GOOFY is given because robot movements are somewhat clumsy. But hey! Its still working and doing his job very well! :)

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There is two geared DC motors that are controlled using PWM. Tyres are the ones that are used in RC cars. Besides-these have a nifty looking. 

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Go fetch, Fido!

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Using a
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Materials: 1 picaxe 28x2 servos hooked up to 6 & 7 on the board1 laserpen hooked up to 0 on the boardHow to: Download the attached programEnter your text in it … Read more
Testing what one can do with 4W differential drive, and steering by .. erh..
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Update: Just a small new video, nothing really. Just my studies, I use the platform for different testing of stuff. Video and slow motion helps :) While playing … Read more

LED fun!

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i think this little project would be good for your programming and electronics.

it looks like a lot of fun.

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Bunkin Bot

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I posted this earlier in my Blog, but now that there is a dedicated video-area in the forum, it should be here.

Sorry, but it did both inspire me and made me laugh :D 

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Very cheap but fun little beginners robot. It think' it has a brains within a Picaxe 8
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From building big, nasty, with large shovel, 2 cores, multiple sensors, soundsystem etc, I got tired of that.. and decided to see what fun I could have with a … Read more
Drives really fast, but poor, as both rear wheels turn the same, and no weight on front
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Average: 4.2 (5 votes)
This time I wanted a faster robot. No turning head, just some parts from old toy, mocked up, and getting much too high voltage! It went completely beserk, but … Read more
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This is actually not a robot, sorry. But.. If you have an old laser-pointer, and are building robots:   Hook up the laser to the microcontroller. Now you can tuen … Read more