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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: macdad- on October 23, 2010, 12:17:16 PM

Title: Your usual first robot
Post by: macdad- on October 23, 2010, 12:17:16 PM

Finally finished my scratch-built/junk bot(After 4 years!), only due to having to find the motors and parts. It's your usual line-following robot, partially designed by me, partially designed off of Sandwich from "Robot Building for Beginners". With a slelack finish!  8)

I've made several improvements to it:

• Auto Adjusting Headlights via a PNP Transistor and CdS Photocell
• Lighter, yet still capable Motors - 2x Maxon RE Max
• High Amp Drive Transistors(8A) - Guess their overkill for two 400mA Motors, but had them lying around.
• Noise Reduction Caps

[youtube]hPeq4lnRrUQ[/youtube]

Thanks

Title: Re: Your usual first robot
Post by: galannthegreat on October 24, 2010, 08:21:03 PM

Nice 'bot there.

Title: Re: Your usual first robot
Post by: Oller125 on October 25, 2010, 03:26:31 AM

Lol it's not exactly fast, is it? but still a nice 'bot! :)

Title: Re: Your usual first robot
Post by: macdad- on October 25, 2010, 02:37:44 PM

Quote from: Oller125 on October 25, 2010, 03:26:31 AM

Lol it's not exactly fast, is it? but still a nice 'bot! :)

Thanks, the velocity of it was 0.21 m/s(0.69 ft/s). I wouldn't know a fast bot, since this is my first one.  8)

Title: Re: Your usual first robot
Post by: chris-asl on October 26, 2010, 08:33:16 AM

Ah the line follower: The PRINT "HELLO WORLD" of robotics ;D

Nice work! Those Maxon motors sound lovely! :)

Title: Re: Your usual first robot
Post by: macdad- on October 26, 2010, 02:32:42 PM

Quote from: chris-asl on October 26, 2010, 08:33:16 AM

Ah the line follower: The PRINT "HELLO WORLD" of robotics ;D

Nice work! Those Maxon motors sound lovely! :)

Thank you, as a note you should definitely check Ebay for motors, thats how I got these maxon motors  8)