Oh, yeah, the low cost is due to the fact that we (built with a classmate) used all scrap parts except for hookup wire
Okay, so this project is SUMO BOT for new york Science olympiad, Rules here
Rule recap
- bot must fit in 30cm x 30 cm square
- wiegh no more than 2500g
- maximum voltage of batteries must be less than or equal to 18 volts
- must operate on 3 frequencies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JavRCrLEgDs&feature=channel_page
BOT BODY & MOTORS (shown below)
Sorry, pic will be up tomorrow
BATTERIES
(2) 7.2 volt Nickle Metal Hydride rechargables 2200mAh
CONTROL
Futaba Attack AM transmitter (below)
BS2 programed to read the pulse width from both channels on the transmitter and power the relays (program will be posted tomorow)
Relays bought here
Relay Configuration
1234 (relay #'s)
1001 Fwd
0110 Back
1010 Left
0101 Right
2N3904 NPN transistors used to drive Coils
1Nsomething Diodes used to prevent reverse emf damage
More info will be up tomorow
sorry for the crappy phone picture quality
WE GOT 6TH PLACE!!!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!! I have to borrow a card reader from a friend, then the vid will be up...6th out of 22!!!!our team is going to the state competition
We have dubed the bot "the labotamy"
Below is another event I participated in, Electric Vehicle, I'm on theleft, Kevin on the right is also the one who helped out with the sumo bot, in E.V. we placed 2nd, 1st place was our schools second team, we both helped with that one too ;P
We will build a new bot from scratch for states, WE WANT 1ST!!!!!
FIGHT!!!!!!
- Actuators / output devices: x2 Buehler 8:1 gear motors
- Control method: R/C
- CPU: Parallax BS2
- Power source: x2 7.2v NiMH
- Programming language: pbasic
- Target environment: indoors - Gym floor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/sumo-bot
