Somewhere I have a giant poster from parallax that shows the BS2 commands.
I've never seen it anywhere yet. I guess I'll have to dig it up and take a picture of it.
That's right. PBasic1's original "Ten Commands" were carved onto two stone tablets in 1995, subsequently made into a poster. Second in popularity only to Farah Fawcett's poster in the 1980's.
Bough the last one on earth through HVW Tech, now owned by Solarbotics.
Where do you live, exactly, old chum???
NAS knows, ask them.
What time do you leave for work, exactly???
When is your house unattended, exactly???
Never leave the house. The GPS ankle bracelet does not allow me to.
I have been in lockdown for owning too many Toddlers and Penguins, but I think I will have a real problem if they find out I'm getting a Quadrover.
Thanks for the offer Ken! I may take you up on one thing. I have a friend, Tom Carroll who writes a column for Servo magazine called "Then and Now" and we are thinking of doing an article on the Stampbugs and will need history from you.
By the way how many of my grandchildren do I have to sell to get a Toddler. It is the only Parallax product that I do not have. The comment someone else made about the BS2 poster sounds interesting. Since us at SRS put up a Parallax banner every year at our Robothon competition (Sept. 21, 2013) that would make an interesting display also. I've included some pictures of the old bug and the newer version I made. Notice the Parallax Ping on front! I will be working on talking to the old bug today so either I will posting video of it or asking more questions later today! Some one asked about the old code. I am posting a copy of it here also.
'BUG.BAS
'Stamp Bug Program
'Milford Instruments; England
'+44-1977-683665; Fax +44-1977-681465
'E-Mail- Info@Milinst.demon.co.uk
'This version for use with board bug41.pcb and4.2: March 1998
' Variables allocation:
Symbol touched=bit0 'flag to indicate feeler touched
Symbol counter=b2 'loop counter in Walk routine
Symbol counter2=b3 'loop counter for other routines
Symbol Center_pos=b4 'center leg position
Symbol Right_pos=b8 'right leg position
Symbol Left_pos=b9 'left leg position
if pin0=1 then jump 'select carpet or desk-top mode
b10=165:b11=135 'carpet mode (higher lift)- jumper in
goto start
jump:
b10=157:b11=143 'desk-top mode (smaller lift)- jumper out
start:
' Constants
Symbol Rleg_max=185 'Right leg ms for max forward excursion
Symbol Rleg_min=130 'Right Leg ms for max rearward excursion
Symbol Lleg_max=170 'Left leg ms for max rearward excursion
Symbol Lleg_min=115 'Left leg ms for max forward excursion
Symbol cleg_max=b10 'centre leg max excursion
Symbol cleg_min =b11 'centre leg min excursion
Symbol pulses=20 '# of pulses per step
Symbol delay=10 '# ms pause between pulses to any servo
Symbol center=150
'Pin Allocations
Symbol Left_servo=5 'Left Servo on pin 5
Symbol Center_servo=6 'Center Servo on pin 6
Symbol Right_servo=7 'Right servo on pin 7
Symbol Left_eye=3 'Left eye on pin 3
Symbol Right_eye=1 'Right eye on pin 1
Symbol Right_feeler=pin2'Right feeler on pin 2
Symbol Left_feeler=pin4 'Left Feeler on pin 4
'Initialisation
dirs=%11101010
pins=%00001000 'left eye on , right eye off
'Check to see if the left feeler pressed- if so got to the servo
'set-up sub-routine... only used during assembly
if left_feeler=0 then calibrate
Main:
toggle left_eye 'toggle the eyes
toggle right_eye
center_pos=cleg_min 'right side up
left_pos=Lleg_max 'go forward
right_pos=Rleg_max
gosub walk
toggle left_eye 'toggle the eyes
toggle right_eye
center_pos=cleg_max 'right side down
left_pos=Lleg_min
right_pos=Rleg_min 'go forward
gosub walk
goto main
Feelers: 'Routine to check if one of the feelers has been touched
if touched=1 then skip
if left_feeler=0 then left
if right_feeler=0 then right
skip:
return
right: ' Routine if right feeler touched
gosub back ' back-up a bit then go right
high right_eye
low left_eye
for counter2=1 to 4
center_pos=cleg_max 'right side up
left_pos=Lleg_max
right_pos=Rleg_min
gosub walk
center_pos=cleg_min 'right side down
left_pos=Lleg_min
right_pos=Rleg_max
gosub walk
next
goto main
left: 'Routine if left antenna touched
gosub back 'back-up a bit then go left
low right_eye
high left_eye
for counter2=1 to 4
center_pos=cleg_min 'right side down
left_pos=Lleg_max
right_pos=Rleg_min
gosub walk
center_pos=cleg_max 'right side up
left_pos=Lleg_min
right_pos=Rleg_max
gosub walk
next
goto main
walk: 'Walk one step Sub-Routine
for counter=1 to pulses '# of pulses
pulsout center_servo,center_pos
gosub feelers 'check the feelers
pause delay ' pause between pulses
next
for counter=1 to pulses
pulsout right_servo,right_pos
pulsout left_servo,left_pos
pulsout center_servo,center_pos
gosub feelers 'check the feelers
pause delay
next
return
back: 'Back-up Sub-Routine
touched =1 'set the flag
high right_eye
high left_eye
for counter2=1 to 4
center_pos=cleg_min
left_pos=Lleg_min
right_pos=Rleg_min
gosub walk
center_pos=cleg_max
left_pos=Lleg_max
right_pos=Rleg_max
gosub walk
toggle right_eye
toggle left_eye
next
toggle right_eye
touched=0 'clear the flag
return
calibrate: 'To assist in leg alignment
pulsout right_servo,center
pulsout left_servo,center
pause delay
goto calibrate
erco. put that project in your front pocket. I want to see it! I think it is kind of funny how much interest this little robot generates as all it can do is walk around avoiding bumping into stuff. When I show people my original MIT rug warrior which is packed with sensors and lots of behaviors it gets some semi interested ho-hums. I have a lot of legacy robots. I don't throw any of them away and I have been in this hobby since the middle 80's.
And it's walking! After a bunch of fiddling around it worked with the BS1 programming adapter and the current version of the Basic Stamp IDE, It identified itself as BS1 ver 1.4. Here is a link to a video of it walking and responding to whisker input. The only thing on it that is not original is the battery holder. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKB18L2GWwA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUfveeuCAWNnt_YoNEp4e3aw
Beautimous, Carol! Great to see that vintage bot making the rounds. Are the legs made of the same green PCB material? Genious!
But now that it is functional and self-aware, it is VERY dangerous for you to keep it in your house. You must get it far away from you. My previous offer still stands!
BTW, congrats on very nice article in ROBOT magazine. Is that your first? May I suggest another article on all of your vintage/legacy bots?
It is my second article for Robot. I used to write for needlecraft and doll craft magazines. I pretty much concentrate on robotics now. That has always been my main hobby. I am thinking of making a very tiny version of it with miniature servos and 3D printing the body parts. If I ever finish building my Mendelmax! I like the green PCB material on this robot, kind of makes it look like a newt.
Needlecraft, doll craft, robotics, and 3D printing? Carol, you are the COOLEST!
You and several of my favorite forumistas hail from Washington state. PhiPi, W9GFO, NWCCTV, and others. High coolness factor up there. Who else is in Washington? Somebody's in Auburn, IIRC...
I have a friend, Tom Carroll who writes a column for Servo magazine called "Then and Now" and we are thinking of doing an article on the Stampbugs and will need history from you.
By the way how many of my grandchildren do I have to sell to get a Toddler. It is the only Parallax product that I do not have. The comment someone else made about the BS2 poster sounds interesting. Since us at SRS put up a Parallax banner every year at our Robothon competition (Sept. 21, 2013) that would make an interesting display also. I've included some pictures of the old bug and the newer version I made. Notice the Parallax Ping on front! I will be working on talking to the old bug today so either I will posting video of it or asking more questions later today! Some one asked about the old code. I am posting a copy of it here also.
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Tom is my friend too, so this could be a great chance to work together. I can share the whole Toddler history with you - I spent about six years building little bipeds before I concluded the whole effort with the Penguin.
There's a story somewhere in Servo way back when, including a bit of the work:
Regarding the grandchildren and Toddlers, as long as Chris Savage is pulling my leg about (Toddlers = Toddlers - 1) and I still have a few at Parallax, I can send one to you. No grandchildren required, too.
I'll check Monday morning. And I'd be pleased to help you and Tom, too.
I think you're in luck. Here's a picture of Planet Earth's last remaining Toddlers - all four of them! Please send me your shipping address.
I opened up a box and the contents is exactly what I thought it was: the American-made Toddler, with perfectly CNC-punched and milled parts throughout!
If we could find another set of Toddler Twinkle Toes that'd really be great. Erco found a set on eBay a while back, but I don't see any of those even in the deepest corners of Parallax's archives.
I think you're in luck. Here's a picture of Planet Earth's last remaining Toddlers - all four of them! Please send me your shipping address.
I opened up a box and the contents is exactly what I thought it was: the American-made Toddler, with perfectly CNC-punched and milled parts throughout!
If we could find another set of Toddler Twinkle Toes that'd really be great. Erco found a set on eBay a while back, but I don't see any of those even in the deepest corners of Parallax's archives.
Ken Gracey
Ya know Ken,
Posting that picture is sure to fill up your mail box with all sorts of propositions.
Let's get one to Carol first before the drones descend and scoop up the last remaining Toddles and lock them up in some fortruss.
Ken, how about a toddler flamethrower? (Actually, now I must build one).
I trust you still have the Flame Boe-er in a safe & secure location?
Hey erco! Yes, except the fuel canister is running on empty so I'm ready for a rebuild. Do you think the supplier offers a factory refurbishment program?
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I don't know ANYONE that has a Gold AND a Blue Toddler:
or a Toddler that has a Quadrover Brain:
or a Toddler with a serious foot infection:
Toddler Feet.jpg
Now I just need a Black and Clear Penquin to round out my collection.:)
That makes you my new best friend!
Where do you live, exactly, old chum???
What time do you leave for work, exactly???
When is your house unattended, exactly???
In the words of the BIG GUY: "Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife, oxen or robots." (at least that's what popped into my head.........)
The Hulk said that in "Avengers"?
I've never seen it anywhere yet. I guess I'll have to dig it up and take a picture of it.
Bean
LOL
Yes, original packaging.
Bough the last one on earth through HVW Tech, now owned by Solarbotics.
NAS knows, ask them.
Never leave the house. The GPS ankle bracelet does not allow me to.
I have been in lockdown for owning too many Toddlers and Penguins, but I think I will have a real problem if they find out I'm getting a Quadrover.
Anyone remember how to bake a file into a cake?
very sorry to hijack the thread. I'll stop now....
Way to go Carol!
Turns out - this is her second article in Robot!
Doing an article on walking robots - no wonder she dug up her StampBug.
Hey, what do you know. I had my issue sitting next to me and yup on page 36 Carol has an article on walking robots.
It looks like they're made with Minds-i beams. She says ". . . my intention is to show how easy it is to implement your own ideas with Minds-i parts."
I tried to do the same thing with Popsicle sticks with less success.
A Stick-Bug...Pretty cool. Amazing job Duane!
By the way how many of my grandchildren do I have to sell to get a Toddler. It is the only Parallax product that I do not have. The comment someone else made about the BS2 poster sounds interesting. Since us at SRS put up a Parallax banner every year at our Robothon competition (Sept. 21, 2013) that would make an interesting display also. I've included some pictures of the old bug and the newer version I made. Notice the Parallax Ping on front! I will be working on talking to the old bug today so either I will posting video of it or asking more questions later today! Some one asked about the old code. I am posting a copy of it here also.
But now that it is functional and self-aware, it is VERY dangerous for you to keep it in your house. You must get it far away from you. My previous offer still stands!
BTW, congrats on very nice article in ROBOT magazine. Is that your first? May I suggest another article on all of your vintage/legacy bots?
@erco - best I can tell, it is number 2.
@Carol. - fantastic video. I really want to build one of these now.
You and several of my favorite forumistas hail from Washington state. PhiPi, W9GFO, NWCCTV, and others. High coolness factor up there. Who else is in Washington? Somebody's in Auburn, IIRC...
Tom is my friend too, so this could be a great chance to work together. I can share the whole Toddler history with you - I spent about six years building little bipeds before I concluded the whole effort with the Penguin.
There's a story somewhere in Servo way back when, including a bit of the work:
Regarding the grandchildren and Toddlers, as long as Chris Savage is pulling my leg about (Toddlers = Toddlers - 1) and I still have a few at Parallax, I can send one to you. No grandchildren required, too.
I'll check Monday morning. And I'd be pleased to help you and Tom, too.
I think you're in luck. Here's a picture of Planet Earth's last remaining Toddlers - all four of them! Please send me your shipping address.
I opened up a box and the contents is exactly what I thought it was: the American-made Toddler, with perfectly CNC-punched and milled parts throughout!
If we could find another set of Toddler Twinkle Toes that'd really be great. Erco found a set on eBay a while back, but I don't see any of those even in the deepest corners of Parallax's archives.
Ken Gracey
Twinkle Toes are avaliable at Hobby Engineering. See erco above!
or http://www.hobbyengineering.com/H1695.html
Great idea Whit!
Ya know Ken,
Posting that picture is sure to fill up your mail box with all sorts of propositions.
Let's get one to Carol first before the drones descend and scoop up the last remaining Toddles and lock them up in some fortruss.
Ken, how about a toddler flamethrower?
I trust you still have the Flame Boe-er in a safe & secure location?
Hey erco! Yes, except the fuel canister is running on empty so I'm ready for a rebuild. Do you think the supplier offers a factory refurbishment program?
Now you're speaking my language. Would've been difficult to send this back to Shenzhen, China and get it repaired.
Udaman, erco!