to mark as completed Protobot
01SEP09 Video
finally got him moving. he's not exactly the brightest bulb, but i'm proud of him. I had to redo the Tamiya gearbox down to the 203:1 from 58:1 to better work with the controller. figured i'd leave his mistakes in the vids to mark later improvements, so don't make too much fun of him, he's trying. also i'm marking him as complete, simply due to his completing his basic designation, but i'll definitely be making some tweaks.
24AUG09 Updated pics
this is my first real robotics project, after finding this site and learning about the wonders of PICAXE. It's not my first electronics project, nor my first programming project (although I havent really done much since the late 80s)
Tamiya tracks and dual gear drive along with an Erector/Meccano set. Basically it's a variant on the "Start Here" bot just to get into the mindset of making these work. Much more is planned.
The workbench
Basic Chassis:
Navigate via IR, avoid obstacles, eat old people's medicine.
- Actuators / output devices: 203:1 tamiya gearbox
- Control method: Autonomous.
- CPU: Picaxe 28x1
- Operating system: windows XP
- Power source: 3 AA Batteries
- Programming language: Picaxe basic
- Sensors / input devices: Sharp GP2D120 IR sensor
- Target environment: indoor, Saturn