My first Robot! Looks familiar!

Posted on 26/03/2009 by trag
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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My first Robot, made with the "Start Here" project :) I added a switch in the little box between the motors which houses some of the wires. I'm not sure if adding a switch directly on the power wire is the right thing to do, but it works :) Also i wasn't too sure about wire sizes. I have been robbing wires and connectors from old PC's and stuff around the house :) The wires on the motors are hard drive power wires. They seem a bit thick, will that make less power get to the motors?  ...


My first Robot! Looks familiar!

My first Robot, made with the "Start Here" project :)

Rear

I added a switch in the little box between the motors which houses some of the wires.

The box

I'm not sure if adding a switch directly on the power wire is the right thing to do, but it works :)

Also i wasn't too sure about wire sizes. I have been robbing wires and connectors from old PC's and stuff around the house :) The wires on the motors are hard drive power wires. They seem a bit thick, will that make less power get to the motors?  The wire from inside CAT5 seems quite good, would that work for these sort of projects?

I tried to use plugs and connectors where I could so I could easily change things around.

An important lesson I learned was planning the layout of your parts.  I found it takes 2 seconds to stick a motor or sensor in place with doublesided foam tape...  It takes 5 minutes to get it off and remove the tape when you stick it in the wrong place! :)

Any how, My first robot and my first venture into the land of forums too, so please be kind :)

Thank you to Frits for the tutorial and everyone who commented there Great job !

 

Uses Ultrasound to navigate as per the Tutorial code

  • Actuators / output devices: 1 x servo 2 x geared motors
  • CPU: Picaxe 28x1
  • Power source: 4 x 1.2v
  • Programming language: Picaxe basic
  • Sensors / input devices: SRF05 Ultra Sound
  • Target environment: indoor flat surfaces
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