The Beetlebot

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This robot uses two SPDT (single pull, double throw) switches, antennas, motors, and a battery pack. The antennas are connected to the switches, and so when the antennas hit a wall the relays then reverse the left motors direction until the switch is released (not touching the wall). Hope you enjoy!

move forward and sense walls with it's antennas

  • Actuators / output devices: motors
  • Control method: autonomous
  • CPU: none
  • Operating system: none
  • Power source: aa batteries
  • Programming language: none
  • Sensors / input devices: SPDT switch
  • Target environment: indoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/the-beetlebot
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sorry, i was not able to do

sorry, i was not able to do that much at the time, adding it now.

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sorry i dont

sorry i dont

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Can you post a schematic for

Can you post a schematic for it? Talk about the componets you used to build it? Very cool :slight_smile:

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There are some good

There are some good schematics for this type of Beetlebot here http://makezine.com/images/12/beetlebot.html and there is an instrucatable here http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Robot—The-BeetleBot/

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Awesome :slight_smile: I’ve been

Awesome :slight_smile: I’ve been collecting quite a bit of info on Beam Robotics…much appreciated Sir.