Robot Alpha

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My first robot. Basic obstacle avoidance attempted, but it turned out that one of the servos wasn't working right, so it mostly just went in circles.

bottom view

obstacle avoidance

  • Actuators / output devices: modified Futaba S-148 servos
  • CPU: ARM7
  • Power source: 9.6v old nicad RC transmitter battery
  • Programming language: C
  • Sensors / input devices: Poloroid style ultrasonics
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/robot-alpha
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you say “went” and "turned

you say “went” and “turned out”, does this mean the project is over or are you trying to fix the problem? it looks like a clean, nice looking bot. good job. how did programming go for you? i mean besides dealing with the broken servo

 

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early retirement
This bot has been torn down and retired early. The servos were at least 12 years old that I hacked for Robot Alpha. I’m working on a different bot now. For my new one I bought two pre-modified servos from junun.org. I don’t have any pictures or a page up for the new bot yet.

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tail caster
My favorite part about Robot Alpha is the tail caster. It is made from a mouse scroll wheel and a safety pin. It worked great.