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Archive of entries posted on February 2010

Robot’s First Steps

Lots of work is going into the software, and the robot has broken the surly bonds of my bench supply.  Here are a few new pictures with an Apple IIgs shown for scale. Yes, the sonar is nearly falling off.  Let that teach me to use double-sided tape. The bottom deck includes the motors, motor [...]

It’s Alive!

SIZE: 9″ (W) x 6″ (L) x 4″ (H) WEIGHT:  About 2 pounds BRAINS:  MiniRoboMind – A Motorola 68332-based 32-bit processor running at 25 MHz with 512KB RAM and 512KB Flash; Software written in C with GCC; An LCD for taunting competitors; An XBee radio for telemetry and diagnostics BRAWN: Two Pololu Micro Metal Gear-motors with [...]