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My First Robot

Posted on 15/11/2008 by flakeman2
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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I built this robot back in December 2004.  I had received an issue of Make Magazine from a BYU-UUG meeting and found an article about how to make a light seeking robot out of an old mouse using simple electronics (most of which came from the mouse itself).  This was a fun project but I didn't continue with robotics until I came arcoss Frits' robot, Yellow Drum Machine.  It re-ignited my desire to tinker around and build another robot.  So I came to letsmakerobots.com, created an account and started ...


My First Robot

I built this robot back in December 2004.  I had received an issue of Make Magazine from a BYU-UUG meeting and found an article about how to make a light seeking robot out of an old mouse using simple electronics (most of which came from the mouse itself).

 This was a fun project but I didn't continue with robotics until I came arcoss Frits' robot, Yellow Drum Machine.  It re-ignited my desire to tinker around and build another robot.  So I came to letsmakerobots.com, created an account and started to build my own drum machine!

Navigates to where ever the light is strongest in the room

  • Power source: 9v battery
  • Sensors / input devices: bumper switch
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