Video 1: In this video, I show the stay alive switch, When I plug in the key, It temporarily powers up the chip, allowing it to activate the relay giving it power when I take out the key so that it can keep the relay running, thus sustaining itself.
Video 2: Alfreds ordering system will be a basic "Record and Play-back system, It is a predesigned and already built circuit board that has a functions as follows:
1. Push button #1 is pressed
2. Record the order
3. Push button #1 is pressed again
4. Send off button (PICAXE) is pressed
5. Recording stops
6. Goes to kitchen
7. Waits for push button #2 to be pressed
8. Plays Back order (as many times as required).
9. Send off button (PICAXE) is pressed.
10. Delivers Order
Video 3: Alfreds Leds are now up and running!
The robot's name is based of of the butler from "The Batman" and may have his voice. The end goal of this project is for the robot to be able to start at the charger, receive a remote signal, get the order, go to the kitchen to get it, deliver it, then go back to the charger. for now, I'll make a temporary remote, I'll make a more permenent one later. He will navigate via the tile, detecting the grout color as 1 ft. and he will have a small menu on his back. the menu LEDs will be conected directly to the 9 volt through a pushbutton. what you order will be light up. he will also have many function buttons that tell him when each step is complete. Butler bot will also be able to sweep the floor in the same grid pattern used for navigation or wit the sharp IRs.
Right now, all I have is the bare chassis, a hand drawn suit with a bowtie (red LED in center), a back, and two sides with light bars. There is also a bottom with wheel holes (I’ve already made my motor and wheel choices) and a top with a little box for food & Drinks. It will be one of those “work on it when I have time and enough money” projects, so I’ll have updates below. Here are some other pics I took:
The top, with the head and box (filled with some of his parts)
you can see the bow-tie and wooden side LED bar on his side (three LEDs)
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If you want to view the minor updates, they have been moved to the Blog. All the major updates are here with the videos.
Delivers food & drink, sweeps
- Actuators / output devices: 1 super bright LED, 2 rows of blue LEDs, RF transmtter, swiffer
- Control method: half remote, half autonomous
- CPU: Picaxe 28x1
- Operating system: Window Vista 64-bit
- Power source: 3x AA batterys for picaxe, 1x 9V for motors
- Programming language: Basic
- Sensors / input devices: 2 LDRs, 2 shar IR sensors, ALOT of push buttons
- Target environment: porch, patio, Mostly indoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/butler-bot-alfred