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Toddler-like Robot

WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
edited 2013-07-19 06:04 in Robotics
We were discussing (hi-jacking) the Parallax Toddler on another thread.

For those of you who have never seen this...

http://www.bluebelldesign.com/AppMod2.htm

Is Harry still in business?

Comments

  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2013-07-19 06:04
    That's a neat idea. He mentions a fair bit of slop in the joints, but I imagine that some nylon washers would tighten things up without causing binding.

    His co-processor chip and board seems overpriced given how the microcontroller market has evolved in recent years. A Propeller or Arduino can ramp servos and run a main loop simultaneously, and both boards are under $30. It's true that he has his custom firmware, but there's enough example code running around that I'm not sure it's worth $40.

    I do like the design of the bumper on this 'bot:

    libby2.jpg

    I've had items slip under my sensors and end up in the wheels, it looks like almost nothing would get by a bumper like that.
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