Replace the continuous rotation servos with propper motors for better speed because its pretty slow, and now i have a little expirience i reacon i can code for it now.
Give it tracks (tracks are cool :P).
create more areas for experimenting.
UPDATE*
i just purchased this robot chassis http://photos.tradeholding.com/attach/hash246/94198/rp5_chassis__dagu_robot_.jpg
looks pretty nicely constructed, and it has tracks YEY! it containes 2x 9v motors so i'll need to buy a motor controller, so far i think this is my best choice
it seems to be widely used with arduino and comes in a neat little package. if anyone else has sugestions for other motor controlers please shout. i'd opt for simplicity to progran rather than less I/O pins used.
Nice job! I like the platform. We are working on another robot too, this time with the Roboduino. So far the platform ideas we have tried didn’t turn out well due to lack of tools. We want to use tracks also, and that has been the biggest problem (getting them to mount to what we were using)
What is the size of the plexiglass looking material you are using? I like it.
green fluorescent acryllic This was actualy given to me by my teacher, i did a quick google to try and find some, seems pretty hard to come by, i’ll shout if i find any. i will also get around to posting a vid in the next few days. and i’ll give a description of the electronics aswell, and somwhere inbetween doing that i’ll find time to work on the robot
Believe it or not but dollar Believe it or not but dollar stores sell neon plexi cutting boards (used in kitchens to chop veggies). We got an UGLY one for our weddign that we didn’t ask for. When I have a bot that can use it I will have a neon orange chassis!
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But cool robot anyway McDuino and personally I say good job! on choosing an arduino. I myself started with 1 too and found it powerful and flexible.
I just picked one up last week and put it together in about an hour, going to make a great platform for future 'bots. The tracks can be purchased seperatly as well, without the platform. If you’ve already got tracks, then just ignore this!
The Start Here Arduino version robot by guibot has some basic object avoiding code in a link near the end of the article. You might need to open the program and change your pin definitions before it will work. Also guibot used DC motors for driving where as you have servos, so you will need to modify the movement functions with servo commands instead.
You will have to do a bit of work on it but it`s a good place to get started.
