robot vacuum cleaners

[Admin]

Ok I will admit its not that fun to watch robots vacuum rice . . . but for those building a robot vacuum these videos could potentially be very useful . . .

These videos were filmed at Atlanta Hobby Robot Club's Robot Rally 2006 (by someone else, not me).

James Hudak's vacuum bot Round 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy3a1JQISeA

Frank Borowiec's vacuum bot Round 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LrUIXyKLQk

Dale Heatherington's vacuum bot Round 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ooBqCQg5Ag

Len Burleson's vacuum bot Round 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FjZywSUHI8

Bob Baxter's vacuum bot Round 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBXHET6hGlU

[Togo5]

i am thinking of making a vacuum robot but cannot think of a suitable way of making suction for the vacuum, have you got any ideas ??

[Admin]

how bout using a handheld vacuum cleaner?

[Togo5]

hmmm thats a possibility i suppose, i thought of that, but i wanted to design and build a new method myself, do you think this would be too hard???

[Admin]

hmmm thats a possibility i suppose, i thought of that, but i wanted to design and build a new method myself, do you think this would be too hard???

i think that building a robot is more fun than building a vacuum cleaner

afterall, you will still need to hack the vacuum cleaner to be microcontroller controlled . . .

[Hal9000]

This is like one of the minigames in Wario Ware where you have to collect paper with a remote controlled roomba

[sotu]

What kind of theese motor controllers would u recommend for a medium robot with strong motors?: http://www.pololu.com/products/pololu/#motocon

[ed1380]

sotu this ain't your thread. ask this question in the "does size matter" thread.
it all depends on how much power the motor uses. so check that out and then buy what you need

[Hal9000]

What kind of theese motor controllers would u recommend for a medium robot with strong motors?: http://www.pololu.com/products/pololu/#motocon

OMG! THATS SO STUPIDLY RUDE!

[sotu]

OMG! THATS SO STUPIDLY RUDE!

Rude? why?

[ed1380]

sotu this ain't your thread. ask this question in the "does size matter" thread.

[Hal9000]

OMG! THATS SO STUPIDLY RUDE!

Rude? why?

Okay. Why don't you think before you post.

[sotu]

Ok, look like u guys have made some rules here...i haven't read any rules from admin says: u cant post ure own questions on others thread!

[JonHylands]

Its not a rule specific to this thread, its a general internet rule. Its like when two people are having a conversation, and a third breaks in, interrupting them, to talk about something completely unrelated.

Its not a rule, its just common courtesy...

- Jon

[Admin]

Ok, look like u guys have made some rules here...i haven't read any rules from admin says: u cant post ure own questions on others thread!

you also cant make posts that are typed by your cat (just to make sure I got that one covered)

[sotu]

Ok, look like u guys have made some rules here...i haven't read any rules from admin says: u cant post ure own questions on others thread!

you also cant make posts that are typed by your cat (just to make sure I got that one covered)

cat?

[ed1380]

sarcasm, joke, just joshing with you, pulling your leg, etc.

[sotu]

Oh ok, started to wonder there for a sec..