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$50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« on: March 01, 2009, 12:44:14 AM »
ive seen a few topics of people saying they're going to sell the board and possibly also the $40 board, has anyone done this yet? i was thinking if no one else has done this i might have a go (with the respective creators permission of coarse). what do you guys think?

side note: does anyone have the eagle board file for the $50 robot with only one power supply?

side note 2: would this atmega8 be the one for the $50 robot? http://www.futurlec.com.au/Atmel/ATMEGA8.jsp
its the only one i could find in an australian online store.
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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2009, 03:36:37 PM »
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side note 2: would this atmega8 be the one for the $50 robot? http://www.futurlec.com.au/Atmel/ATMEGA8.jsp
its the only one i could find in an australian online store.
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As far as I can see, thats the one.
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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2009, 08:46:02 PM »
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If I wanted to invest in you and your product:-

1/ You dont quite know which ATMega8 might be suitable as per
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side note 2: would this atmega8 be the one for the $50 robot? http://www.futurlec.com.au/Atmel/ATMEGA8.jsp
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its the only one i could find in an australian online store.

2/ You are requesting other peoples Eagle designs. So you dont have one - but you want to sell anything that other SoR members give you for free. Are you comfy with that?:

Sorry, but I'm not quite sure what 'value added' you bring: other than publishing other peoples designs
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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2009, 09:00:01 PM »
Well I've made the Roboduino board = thats 100% compatible. I've even made a modified $50 Robot Tutorial for the Roboduino
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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2009, 09:02:21 PM »
Also, if you do the math, the roboduino will actually be cheaper than a $50/$40 robot board. Curious Inventor can buy in bulk, resulting in cheaper prices.

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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2009, 10:27:26 PM »
yes you have a point about the bulk part. i priced all the parts for the $50 board at about $27au which is about $20usd? and webbot i take it you dont want this to go ahead?
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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2009, 10:34:15 PM »
Factor in the PCB cost, shipping, and the fact that there is no USB programming... not really worth it.

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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2009, 03:25:07 PM »
hmmm, point taken :-\ well ill just make one for me then
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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2009, 11:03:12 PM »
... and webbot i take it you dont want this to go ahead?..

Thats not quite what I said. The bare bones $50 board is: one IC, one regulator, one capacitor and whole load of header pins. There's only so many ways you can put it together!

Not being rude about the $50 design - just a testament that it is sooooo simple - ie it fulfills its design requirement as a noob board.

It's hard to know what to add. Airman did a great job with the Roboduino to produce a board filled out with extra interfacing/loader features etc

So I wish you well - but I think you have an uphill ride to come up with 'yet another' beginner board. You will probably spend $1000s in the prototype iteration phase with your manufacturer (standards like rohs for example?). So what added value will your board bring on top of say: a homemade $50 board, a Roboduino? If it costs near $100 then I'd be better buying an Axon. My confidence was dented when you were asking other people for Eagle designs for 'your' board !!

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Re: $50 robot on sale? and other questions...
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2009, 11:05:40 PM »
ok, i see your point webbot. i can see how this isnt really a good idea now. thanks :-\
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