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Hopefully wander around and avoid obstacles
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I have built a couple of rudimentary 2-wheeled rovers before, nothing special, but I really fancied trying a hexapod.  So here it is/will be.  It will be an … Read more
Robot navigate around via ????
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Hi guys, I would like to introduce you the first robot of my son (Michael). He is nine years old and he often helps me with my robots. This is very simple robot. … Read more
TV remote, Follows line, search the target, move objects
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Hello,   Since last time I taught my robot new task. Find the target and bring it home (see last video).   Target is foam tube with reflective surface. Robot uses … Read more
Navagates around and avoids stuff.
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Here's my version of the Start Here Robot.  It pretty much follows Fritz's directions, with some minor adaptations of the body based on the material I had on hand, … Read more
Roams and avoids obstacles via ultrasound, looks around, plays little tunes, flashes LED, beeps when it backs up
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Hi guys, Thought it was about time I posted, this is actually my second robot. My first can be seen in some of the pics beside Lollypod. It used an 18x project … Read more
Navigates around avoiding walls
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This is the first robot I built.  It drives itself around trying its best to avoid running into walls and other objects.  most of the circuitry has been done for … Read more
* avoids obstacles * avoids edges *detects motion *has a external rf camera *made a software that records what the camera sees. just baby stuff.      trying to … Read more
Navigate around via ultrasound
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After seeing all this cool robots on LMR I build one my self. I used parts from an old computer, printer and old cassette recorder to fabricate the frame for it. … Read more
Avoids objects, recognizes objects, and more. Breaks
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Newest Update: Oh my, its been a long time. Well, I'm finally back to programming the little guy after many hours of trial and error. Unfortunantly, he had a bit … Read more
Mapping, very low-level vision things
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XRB3 is powered by an AVR ATMEGA324P micro controller on a custom board that I made. Although he is fully autonomous, he is using an XBEE module to communicate with … Read more
This is my first robot, which I made based on Frits' great tutorials. Read more
Navigate around via ultrasound
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This is my first robot with my own navigation after learning from "How to make your first robot" how everything works. Don't mind the design of this … Read more
navigate around
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Inspired by Igor and one of idaniel's robots, I've decided to build what will hopefully be my first robot. Read more
Learn how to make a "Yellow Drum Machine"
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Update: Minor correction, nothing new here ;) On this page I will help you making your own "Yellow Drum Machine" (from now on: "YDM", though it can be in any color, … Read more
Turn an ordinary (cheap?) RC-car into a Robot Wall Racer
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UPDATE: Code now attached above + Ant has send me some tiny relays, I think they would work in this, and you could make everything 1/4 the size of what I did. Ask … Read more
Finds the hidden racing track in every room.. and races it!
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UPDATE: Nothing new, just a small edit.   A video in better quality than YouTube & Google is here How to make Robot Wall Racers yourself, see here 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
Gets funky with it's surroundings
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UPDATE: View slideshow many boring pictures sorry :) UPDATE: While going through tapes I found some lost video of this project. Not much, but at least now shared … Read more
This is part III of a series I call “How to build your first robot”.   This part is not so much instructions of how to build & program, that was in Part … Read more
Drive around and find interesting things to drum on
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Here's my latest project. I liked Frits' Yellow Drum Machine so much that I decided I wanted to build one of my own. I'm working on the physical construction first … Read more
Would you like to build your own Yellow Drum Machine? Please read this. Read more
If you are a newbee, you may only have learned that the Picaxe 28 pin Project Board has some inputs and outputs.. And you may have purchesed an SRF05 (that Picaxe … Read more
Drives really fast, but poor, as both rear wheels turn the same, and no weight on front
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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