ABBot: Advanced Boe Bot

The main goal of this project was to develop an autonomous rolling robot, based on Parallax Boe-Bot, but using two boards and microcontrollers.

• It uses only standard, relatively cheap, Parallax parts (Board Of Education boards with Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller and several sensors and actuators).

• It can communicate with the user by: 

      * Displaying information on its Serial LCD.
      * Talking through a TTS (Text To Speech) device.

• It may be given a goal to be reached:

      * Photophile (search for a place where lighting is above a certain level)

      * Photophobe (search for a place where lighting is below a certain level)

• It can move around by using wheels or the Boe-Bot Tank Tread Kit.
• It can detect obstacles by using an Ultrasonic Range Finder.
• It can avoid falling downstairs by using an Infrared Emitter and Receiver.
• It can stop and change direction when its horizontal or vertical inclination is too steep.
• It can detect temperature and humidity.
• It can display, at user request, all its sensors info.

Here is a detailed documentation: http://www.robotinfo.net/pdf/ABBot%20Advanced%20Boe%20Bot%201_0.pdf