$50 Robot vs Stampy

[Admin]

I got bored the other day and decided to have The $50 Robot battle Stampy.

The $50 Robot is hooked up with some basic remote control gear (Im not finished with his electronics yet), and Stampy is set as fully autonomous . . .

Obviously, The $50 Robot gets owned . . . but despite being ghetto it doesnt break!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7017701574092238266

[Somchaya]

Haha great video!

Right at the end, when you put the SoR website, it'd be nice to make the text clearer, maybe with a white border around the blue text?

[Admin]

Right at the end, when you put the SoR website, it'd be nice to make the text clearer, maybe with a white border around the blue text?

i agree, it looks kinda bad. its an issue with googles video compression, as the original file looks perfectly fine . . . i cant make it look nicer unless i make the text bigger, cause my video making software doesnt allow text outlining

[Sam_Charette]

That wasn't much of a contest.  You made the $50 robot look like a chicken, running away all the time!  I mean sure, chances are that Stampy would win anyway, but at least let the cheapo give it an honest go

(BTW, new here, so hello )

[Admin]

are you saying its possible to beat my stampy robot?

hehe yea, i was hoping The $50 Robot would have a speed advantage . . . but the servos were a little slower, and the cardboard wheels had like no traction at all . . .

[JonHylands]

You should ditch the cardboard wheels, and use peanut butter jar lids, with wide eleastic bands wrapped around them...

- Jon

[Admin]

good idea!

i got tons of tunafish cans, too

ill add those ideas to the tutorial

[ed1380]

$50 robot VS $200 robot.
I wonder who will win? I'll get back to you tomorow, cause this is a tough one.

[TK]

No not the camera

[ed1380]

After much thinking I have decided that the robot with the rubber wheels and metal scoop will defeat the plastic improvised robot. I must say that was one tough decision.

[megaman935]

I'm putting my money on the camera!

[Hal9000]

> Hey there,
>
> In addition to your 'robot for under $50', I just found this one and
> thought you might be interested
>
> http://www.leang.com/robotics/
>
> Cheers for now
>
> Ian