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$50 Robot vs Stampy
« on: February 05, 2007, 09:25:29 PM »
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
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2007, 10:38:52 PM »
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?
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2007, 09:17:25 AM »
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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 :-\
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2007, 10:45:25 AM »
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 :) )
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2007, 11:00:25 AM »
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 . . .
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2007, 01:13:38 PM »
You should ditch the cardboard wheels, and use peanut butter jar lids, with wide eleastic bands wrapped around them...

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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2007, 01:29:04 PM »
good idea!

i got tons of tunafish cans, too

ill add those ideas to the tutorial
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2007, 05:42:19 PM »
$50 robot VS $200 robot.
I wonder who will win? I'll get back to you tomorow, cause this is a tough one.
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2007, 07:59:49 PM »
No not the camera :o :'(
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2007, 09:06:35 PM »
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.
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2007, 07:48:48 AM »
I'm putting my money on the camera! ;D
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Re: $50 Robot vs Stampy
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2007, 03:42:21 AM »
> Hey there,
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> In addition to your 'robot for under $50', I just found this one and
> thought you might be interested
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> http://www.leang.com/robotics/
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> Cheers for now
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> Ian :)
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