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Vagabundo - my TI Launchpad wanderer

Wanders around, avoids walls via ultrasound, will clean the floor
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Hey there, this is my wanderer robot based on TI Launchpad, it builds on a tip about reading distances that come encoded in pulse width that i posted earlier. The … Read more
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TI Launchpad + Ultrasonic Range Finder (MB EZ1)

Reads pulse width and calculates distance

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I want to build a robot using the MSP430 value line (Texas Instruments Launchpad) that i bought for $4.30 a month ago. There are a couple of code samples from TI … Read more
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is it possible to control more than 8 servos with a picaxe 28x1?

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February 5, 2010
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i wanted to know if there's a way to use the input pins for servos...
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RC car that climbs walls

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September 29, 2009
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Just a toy i saw the other day... i think it is a nice idea for a feature to include in a robot... :)

 

it works like a vaccum cleaner... so maybe using a modded mini vaccum cleaner this could be added to a small robot...

example of vaccum cleaner for about 6 USD here

 

 

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YASHR - yet another start here robot

goes around the room trying to not bump into walls
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This is my "start here" robot. It is not very solid yet... i'm working on that, and also on the code... trying something similar to the navigation from part 2 but … Read more
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ldr test

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August 17, 2009
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I made a simple test project just to see how an ldr works... i used a servo to indicate the light level read from the ldr...

The video is a bit shaky, but i think it is good enough for its purposes :P 

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Is it possible to walk with only one servo?

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August 5, 2009
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Hi,

 

i will make my start here robot, but while i wait for the weels/ ir sensor and motors, i only have a servo, the picaxe board and chip, and a few pieces of wire and metal.

 

do you think it is possible to make a servo walk/crawl with just this?

 

:) 

 

In the first video i made it walk, but it only works on top of paper... it has some "claw" shaped ends in the metal legs so it kind of works... :p

 

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