Piranha Tank

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Purpose:

Piranha Tank was developed expressly for the purpose of pursuing Fish Tank. 

Chassis:

Piranha Tank's chassis was custom printed by Chris the Carpenter based on Geir's Timing Belt Tank design. He had to make a few small changes to adapt the design to the size bearings we had on hand.

Brain:

His mind is driven by the need to feed. And what Piranha Tank likes to eat is... Fish Tank!

More technically, his brain is an ATMEGA 328 Arduino compatible on the Hobbytronics Hobbyduino Mini. I added a DIY shield to provide a motor driver, power management, and I/O interfacing.

Power:

I love these NiZn rechargeable batteries. They kick butt for a rechargeable AA, putting out as much as 1.8V when fully charged.

Programming:

Still in development, but he can drive around, avoid obstacles with his IR sensor and two front-mounted bump switches, swish his tail and wiggle as he "swims", and search for the brightest source of IR light.

Chases Fish Tank and tries to eat him

  • Actuators / output devices: 2x 12V DC 1000 RPM Mini Torque Gear Box Motors
  • CPU: Arduino compatible ATMEGA 328
  • Power source: 4xAA NiZn 1.6V
  • Programming language: Arduino C++
  • Sensors / input devices: diy ir sensor, two bumper switches
  • Target environment: indoors
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/piranha-tank
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Very funny video XDD
Very funny video XDD

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Thanks. Youtube cut off the

Thanks. Youtube cut off the first 3 seconds, which was annoying. If you rewind to the beginning, you can just see a title screen “Fish Tank Meets…”, which is followed by the “Piranha Tank” screen.

Next time I’ll start with a longer header on the video.

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Wow! That is cool! What’s

Wow! That is cool! What’s next? A Shark tank? :slight_smile:

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Maybe by next Maker Faire. ;

Maybe by next Maker Faire. ; j