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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Justincredible11 on October 03, 2007, 05:47:37 PM

Title: Put Put robot help
Post by: Justincredible11 on October 03, 2007, 05:47:37 PM

I'm thinking about building a robot that can play put put golf. But I don't know what to use to let it see the ball and the hole. I'm on a budget and relatively new to robotics. Any ideas????????

Title: Re: Put Put robot help
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on October 03, 2007, 06:05:40 PM

you mean Putt Putt golf?

And why would you like to build it? Would this be your first robot if you did build it?

Title: Re: Put Put robot help
Post by: Justincredible11 on October 04, 2007, 05:24:21 AM

Yes I do mean put put golf. I would like to build it, this is the second robot .

Title: Re: Put Put robot help
Post by: Steve Joblin on October 04, 2007, 07:02:20 AM

seems like a pretty big undertaking... I would suggest taking "baby steps"... how about building a robot that can consistently swing a club at a ball at a fixed location and sent it 1 meter straight forward so it lands in a cup.  Then the next step would be to incorporate some type of sensor that can determine how far the cup is from the robot and adjust the force of the swing accordingly.  Then the next step would be to make the robot mobile and have it seek out the ball and position itself appropriately so it is lined up with the cup.

Title: Re: Put Put robot help
Post by: Justincredible11 on October 04, 2007, 05:44:58 PM

Thanks Steve, That what I was thinking starts simple then get complex.