John Joseph (aka J.J.)

Posted on 12/06/2011 by tman
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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This is John Joseph, otherwise affectionately known as J.J. This is a Parallax BoeBot with some custom modifications. The most obvious mod is the color of J.J.'s chassis. His code is also modified to accommodate the specific spaces in the environment that he roams. With combined sonar and infrared, this bot rarely gets stuck. His sonar is a Parallax Ping ultrasonic and his infrareds came with the original kit.  Sometimes, i'll kick back and channel surf while J.J. roams the place till his batteries ...


John Joseph (aka J.J.)

This is John Joseph, otherwise affectionately known as J.J. This is a Parallax BoeBot with some custom modifications. The most obvious mod is the color of J.J.'s chassis. His code is also modified to accommodate the specific spaces in the environment that he roams. With combined sonar and infrared, this bot rarely gets stuck. His sonar is a Parallax Ping ultrasonic and his infrareds came with the original kit.  Sometimes, i'll kick back and channel surf while J.J. roams the place till his batteries give out.

Autonomous roaming using sonar and IR

  • Actuators / output devices: 1 Parallax Standard Servo, 2 Parallax continuous rotation servos
  • CPU: Basic Stamp mounted on Board of Education
  • Power source: 6VDC via AA
  • Programming language: pbasic 2.5
  • Target environment: Indoor floor...smooth or carpet
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