Hello robot building people :-)
After reading about peoples projects here on the site, me and my brother got intrested in building our own robots.
I'm studying (1st of 4 years) to become an electronics-technician myself, so i have some experience in working with electronics.
We already built the robot from the "How to make your own robot" tutorial.
The next thing we want to build is a bit more complex, and this is where we need some help from you guys.
We want to build a robot that shoots table-tennis balls at moving, human sized, objects :-)
For the tracking of the object, here are our thoughts:
The tube that shoots the table-tennis balls, will be moved up and down (Y-axis) by a servo-motor (using some gears or similiar)
The tube will be moved left and right (X-axis), also by a servo-motor.
So here comes the problem:
What kind of sensor do we use?
It must be able to guide those two servo-motors to their target (precision can be adjusted later on)
We want the table-tennisballs to be shot at the target, even if it stops its movement.
Also, we need some heavy duty servo-motors, specially the X-axis motor, that can move a few kilos of weight, and do that fast.
If you have any ideas for our project, or could help us get started, it would be much appreciated :-)
Best regards.
TM522
