Chopstix Jr MK2 ( or W.I.P, work in progress!)

Posted on 14/02/2014 by mikeypsmith
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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Sorry For the flash. cant turn it off! First of thanks to all for inspiration, and ideas. I spend far too long looking at other peoples work! This is my forth robot, Started with the " start here " robot ( great fun! ) and built a few other wheeled robots, using both Arduino and Picaxe. After being greatly impressed by Odbot's Chopstix ( fantastic machine. I cant even imagine the work that went into the build, and programming) and Lumi's chopstix Jr, I thought I would give it a try. Walking robots ...


Chopstix Jr MK2 ( or W.I.P, work in progress!)

Sorry For the flash. cant turn it off!

First of thanks to all for inspiration, and ideas. I spend far too long looking at other peoples work! This is my forth robot, Started with the " start here " robot ( great fun! ) and built a few other wheeled robots, using both Arduino and Picaxe. After being greatly impressed by Odbot's Chopstix ( fantastic machine. I cant even imagine the work that went into the build, and programming) and Lumi's chopstix Jr, I thought I would give it a try. Walking robots are much more fun, and much more impressive! So far the build consists of a small pcb, onto which I have soldered the Nano, along with a few headers to attatch the servos etc. The plan was to use a 7.4v 800Mah lipo ( rescued from crashed helicopter ) , going through a voltage regulator, to give 5 volts. There is a seperate feed to two rows of headers, + and -, so they dont take there power via the Nano. Im hoping this will work, but in a little worried the heat generated by one or two stalled servos will burn the voltage regulator straight through the PCB. Im very open to suggestions if people think this is a BAD idea. Work in progress, and Ill keep everyone updated.

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  • Actuators / output devices: 8 x servos
  • Control method: autonomous
  • CPU: Arduino Nano 328
  • Power source: 7.4V 800mAh LiPo
  • Sensors / input devices: Sharp IR
  • Target environment: indoor
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