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Offline izaktjTopic starter

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My $50 Robot
« on: January 18, 2008, 03:53:08 AM »




$17.98
$11.03
$47.14
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$76.15

Did I miss anything or is there a site with lower prices?
How can I make the transaction safer?
Thanks


« Last Edit: May 25, 2008, 06:39:46 PM by izaktj »

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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2008, 04:04:43 AM »
hmm...well if you want really cheap prices you can check out www.futurlec.com they have quite good prices.
but when your searching it doesnt come up with very good results. so try using the item type. eg. instead of 120ohm resistor type resistor and select it from the list that appears. hope this helped you


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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2008, 04:17:50 AM »
hmm...well if you want really cheap prices you can check out www.futurlec.com they have quite good prices.
but when your searching it doesnt come up with very good results. so try using the item type. eg. instead of 120ohm resistor type resistor and select it from the list that appears. hope this helped you


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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2008, 04:46:13 AM »
lol? i dont see what was funny about my previous post. also you cant really make out the pic much....


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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2008, 06:05:22 AM »
lol? i dont see what was funny about my previous post. also you cant really make out the pic much....


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Sorry, I meant no disrespect. lol was for the trickiness of the site you mentioned.

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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2008, 06:39:51 AM »
naa man i was only joking XD im so immature sometimes ;D
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2008, 08:50:07 AM »
Let me guess Smash,....you are... 12?

I can make out everything except the digikey cart. If you could just copy and paste each one to here and make a list.

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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2008, 10:05:43 AM »
Let me guess Smash,....you are... 12?

I can make out everything except the digikey cart. If you could just copy and paste each one to here and make a list.
Sure, I'll fix it in a minute

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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2008, 10:09:14 AM »
IC REG POS 5V 1.0A 4% TOL TO-220 $0.49
ATMEGA8-16PU-ND    IC AVR MCU 8K 16MHZ 5V 28DIP $3.66
ED3128-ND    IC SOCKETS 28PIN MS TIN/TIN .300 $1.68
CAP 220UF 16V ELECT SMG RAD $0.28
CAP .1UF 50V 20% CER AXIAL $0.13
CONN HEADER 36POS .100 VERT TIN $3.36
RES 340 OHM METAL FILM .40W 1% $0.95
RES 1.62K OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM $0.49
LED 3MM ALGAAS RED CLEAR $0.19
PROGRAMMER AVR IN SYSTEM $35.91
Subtotal   $47.14

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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2008, 10:40:36 AM »
Now I need to purchase a soldering iron, can I find one of those at my local wal-mart?

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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2008, 04:11:48 PM »
if you're going to be soldering a good bit. even after you've done teh $50 robot then get a good soldering iron. invest just like you did with the $30 programmer.


another option is to get the $35 arduino from sparkfun. you'll just need so solder on some header pins, and you wont even need the $36 programmer. just a usb b cable

if you do get the aurdino, the source code might need to be changed a bit to use diferent pins
« Last Edit: January 18, 2008, 04:13:31 PM by ed1380 »
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2008, 04:17:19 PM »
yes it is better to invest if your going to using it alot. i did and my soldering iron has lasted me 6 years still working fine today :)
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2008, 10:04:17 PM »
op sorry for hijacking your thread.

a thing i'd like to add.
the battery seams pretty expensive. you might want to look around for a better deal.
you can get a 9.6v bat w/ charger for $20 at walmart or toysrus
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2008, 10:31:37 PM »
yea i was starting to wonder about that. then i thought it might come with charger.....
the battery seams pretty expensive. you might want to look around for a better deal.
you can get a 9.6v bat w/ charger for $20 at walmart or toysrus
that answers my question....


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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2008, 07:36:39 PM »
i did and my soldering iron has lasted me 6 years still working fine today :)

umm Smash didn't you say you are 12  now   .............


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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2008, 08:17:40 PM »
yes and no thats not a lie
EDIT: yes i got it for my 7th b'day...my birthday is in 12 days woooot
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2008, 08:24:28 PM »
yes and no thats not a lie
EDIT: yes i got it for my 7th b'day...my birthday is in 12 days woooot

ok whatever you say

but Smash you are avoiding my question , DID YOU BUILD A SONAR BOT. Actually I really  need working code or pseudo code
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2008, 08:34:51 PM »
yes i did parcially. i didnt get to the programming stage! god. i was still testing if tracks worked when it fell in the pool! >:(
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2008, 08:36:02 PM »
whats with it now?

how about a pic of it?

IIRC your camera phone can do 1200x800
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2008, 08:38:33 PM »
yes i did parcially. i didnt get to the programming stage! god. i was still testing if tracks worked when it fell in the pool! >:(

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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #20 on: January 19, 2008, 08:43:46 PM »
OK smash , thanks for your honesty , thats what I like around here!  ;)


basically you have a tank chassis  without sensors or anything

what  programming language do you use? ,out of curiosity , I tend to use assembly and BASIC for microcontrollers

and by partially you mean have you interfaced the sonar sensor yet, thats the part I am concerned about...
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #21 on: January 19, 2008, 10:31:27 PM »
smashes half complete robot? jk lol vid of tracks (home made) www.freewebs.com/smash-robotics/sonarbot
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #22 on: January 19, 2008, 10:35:48 PM »
The link is    http://www.freewebs.com/smash-robotics/sonarbot.htm
and Smash , the treads are on soooo loosely , they will come off in about 5 minutes, I doubt that they can drive the bot at all in that condition. Buy a tank toy and hack it with tracks attached , or don't use tracks at all!


Remember , think of what sensors you will add to truly make it a robot and not a chassis
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« Reply #23 on: January 19, 2008, 10:44:36 PM »
yea im trying to find a toy with tracks that has enough space in the middle for the internal stuff like motors. will update if i find anything. and Eric do you have msn? or skype?
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #24 on: January 19, 2008, 10:48:00 PM »
you dont need alot of room in the middle. you can build up. just have batteries low in teh middle
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2008, 10:51:41 PM »
lol ill go find a toy "made in china" tank.
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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #26 on: January 21, 2008, 01:25:38 AM »
lol
Well guys thanks for the help =P
so the arduino would be better than the programmer?
I alredy have  usb b cable =]
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=666
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lol
« Reply #27 on: January 21, 2008, 01:33:02 AM »
its made in italy...oh well. and yea theyre good if you dont have a serial port.


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« Reply #28 on: January 21, 2008, 02:23:30 AM »
its made in italy...oh well. and yea theyre good if you dont have a serial port.


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Re: My $50 Robot
« Reply #29 on: January 25, 2008, 07:50:39 PM »
two things:
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