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Blue Bug

Posted on 03/08/2012 by michaelstr
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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This is Blue Bug, not my first robot but the first one I am posting here... The body was made using a couple of old DVD's. I used the herbie circuit from the book Junkbots, Bugbots and bots on wheels but made a PCB instead of free forming it. For motors I converted two servos that I already had to work as simple gear motors. I mounted the phototransistors to make it look a bit more bug like, this has the added benefit of making them easy to adjust... The tactile sensors in front are made from a guitar ...


Blue Bug

This is Blue Bug, not my first robot but the first one I am posting here... The body was made using a couple of old DVD's.

I used the herbie circuit from the book Junkbots, Bugbots and bots on wheels but made a PCB instead of free forming it. For motors I converted two servos that I already had to work as simple gear motors.

I mounted the phototransistors to make it look a bit more bug like, this has the added benefit of making them easy to adjust...

The tactile sensors in front are made from a guitar string.

Blue Bug

Seeks light, runs away when it bumps into something.

  • Actuators / output devices: 2 Servos modified to be simple gear motors
  • Control method: autonomous
  • CPU: none
  • Operating system: none
  • Power source: 9v nimh battery
  • Programming language: none
  • Sensors / input devices: I/R phototransistors
  • Target environment: indoor on smooth surfaces
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