This is my very first Robot.
I was inspired (more than inspired) by the "Frankenbob" which I found first on Youtube.
Actually I build this robot together with my 12y-old daughter.
Things I bought or parts I used for this robot are:
Arduino Nano (counterfeit) ~8€
Arduino Nano I/O Board ~6€
Ultrasonic HC-SR04 Modul ~3€
LED Matrix with MAX7219 ~4€
1mm/3mm Polystyrene sheets ~14€
4 Servos (9 gram Turnigy) (~3€ ea)
2S LIPO 1Ah (Turnigy)
Hot-Glue
superglue
Dremel
Cutting Mat
Snap Knife
We cutted the Polystyrene (1mm) in 9cmx9cm squares and build the head (incl. dremel some holes for Ultrasonic and LED Modul). After that we build the "main"-platform and hot glued in the hip servos and build the legs. We had to stronger the legs and superglued in some kind of support on the outside of each leg. Power supply is realized via Vin on the I/O Board by the 2S Lipo. As this is our first robot we already noticed that "Tapir #01" is very tail-heavy and has to be redesign very soon.
The work on this robot is still in progress.
I provide my arduino code for testing. Its still some kind of BETA!
Update:
The Tapir #01 didnt made a correct "obstacles in the way" movement. I decide to go a little bit deeper into the original code from FrankenBob and "developed" a very simple "turn" code.
Navigate around via ultrasound
- CPU: Arduino Nano
- Power source: Lipo 2S 1Ah
- Sensors / input devices: HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor
- Target environment: indoors
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/tapir-01
