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Pokey is a fully autonomous, scratch built robot intended to compete in the Fort Collins Robotic Firefighting Challenge.  It seeks a lit candle in a fixed maze and puts out the candle.  Or at least that's what it was supposed to do. :) The robot uses a Pololu LV168 microcontroller board with AVR ATmega168 and built in motor drivers and other goodies. It senses flames with IR LEDs acting as photodiodes, amplified optically with a flashlight reflector and electrically with an op amp circuit. Wall ...


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