My first robot - "roachbot". Simple and stupid. Bumps into things, backs up, turns around. Cardboard body, Arduino brain, differential drive wheels, whisker sensors. Took me about 8 hours total, including design, programming, and construction. Everything purchased ready-made except for the cardboard body. Got lots of great advice from this site!
Same as a real roach - runs around and annoys people
- Actuators / output devices: 1:143 geared motors
- CPU: Aruino Duomilanove 328
- Power source: 9V battery for Arduino and 6V (4xAA) for motors
- Programming language: C
- Sensors / input devices: Whiskers
- Target environment: indoor on smooth surfaces
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/roachbot