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karixakarixa Posts: 3
edited 2014-04-29 03:18 in General Discussion
Hey I am new to this - but I think it's great fun. Been up to some nogoodnic arduino mischeif? Preppin' for a bot sideshow heh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeY-I168c40&list=UU-A89_eXQDXIO4n486RDy9Q

Comments

  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2014-04-27 18:13
    I'm not positive but I don't think we've had any Arduino controlled entries in the figure 8 challenge. Your's could be the first.
  • karixakarixa Posts: 3
    edited 2014-04-27 19:59
    Duane Degn wrote: »
    I'm not positive but I don't think we've had any Arduino controlled entries in the figure 8 challenge. Your's could be the first.

    Nicely done.
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2014-04-27 20:57
    Not easy to keep those robots on the path you want them to take.
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2014-04-27 21:10
    kwinn wrote: »
    Not easy to keep those robots on the path you want them to take.

    Agreed. If you don't have encoders on the wheels you really need to use a regulated power supply for the CR servos. There's some discussion about how to get a robot to drive in a figure 8 in post #35 of my cheap bot thread.

    I have an Arduino Uno. I might see if I can beat karixa to being the first Arduino bot in the figure 8 challenge (I'm not positive there isn't already an Arduino controlled robot in the thread).
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-04-27 21:31
    kwinn wrote: »
    Not easy to keep those robots on the path you want them to take.

    Much like children, eh kwinn?

    Nice job karixa! You win the best video production quality prize hands down. Hope you step up and become the first Arduino Bot in the Figure 8 challenge. Thanks for pointing out that no one else has done that, Duane!
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2014-04-27 21:55
    erco wrote: »
    Much like children, eh kwinn?

    Nice job karixa! You win the best video production quality prize hands down. Hope you step up and become the first Arduino Bot in the Figure 8 challenge. Thanks for pointing out that no one else has done that, Duane!

    Funny you should say that erco, thats exactly what I was thinking as I wrote it.
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    edited 2014-04-28 21:56
    I'll hafta dust off Bob and we can do some BoeBot racing! :-)

    @
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2014-04-29 03:18
    @Karixa, hi and welcome to the forum. Glad that you are having fun, and I'm glad Duane suggested the figure eight challenge. It seems deceptively simple, but it's actually a good shakedown challenge for any robot.
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