Society of Robots - Robot Forum
Software => Software => Topic started by: ccdjr106 on June 05, 2009, 06:17:08 AM
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for my summer homework i have to build a small robot that is capable of finding a object covered in tin foil
so i was wondering what languages i could program in and which one is easiest i know a little of c++ but i only took it for 1 week at ncc
and i was thinking about buying ether the axon or arduino and i was wondering which one would be better for what i have to do
i tried to build the 50 dollar robot but i messed up the pc board part so that is why i want to buy the axon or arduino
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check out the roboduino, it is like the arduino but is much more friendly to robotics.
as for identifying the victims you could use a reflective sensor as not too many things will
have the same reflective properties a foil (just keep it away from mirrors :D).
i don't know too much about code but im sure someone on this forum could help you out.
airman00 has a tutorial for a line following robot that finds tin foil "victims" that may be able to help you.
http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/55 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/55)
would your teachers mind if you followed a tutorial?
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i dont think so but she is making the rest of the class do reading so i think its mostly for the coding.
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then i would recommend following airman00's tutorial if you are new in this field.
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www.cplusplus.com (http://www.cplusplus.com)
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Well of course the Roboduino and Axon are just smaller or bigger brothers - respectively.
Depends on how many I/O lines, program memory, RAM you need. The Axon has the most of all.
If you want to program in C++ or C then either is fine. You will find links throughout this site and tutorials for libraries for both.
Any code examples can easily be converted to any AVR board from the $50 robot board onwards.
Depends on your hardware budget
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by the way my teacher wants me to enter the robrfest in 2010