This was my first attempt at a sumo robot, built about 8 years ago, it used 2 servos for propulsion, and had a Basic Stamp 1 to control it, it had photo cells under the front ramp for edge detection, and a IR led and receiver to find its target.
It has now been pulled to piece's and the part used in other robots, except the BS1 which i think i fried. :(
turn L & R looking for target, then full speed attack until it detects white line on edge of ring then it backs up and turns round.
- Actuators / output devices: 2x Continous Rotation servo's ( done by myself)
- Control method: autonomous
- CPU: Old Basic Stamp 1, pre-dates the IC version
- Operating system: Basic Stamp
- Power source: 2 x 9V, reduce servo life though, running servos at 9v to improve speed.
- Sensors / input devices: home made IR
- Target environment: indoor sumo ring
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/mk-1-sumo-robot