Parallax - Turn the Boe-Bot into a TANK
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Hello Parallax Friends,
Since starting at Parallax in January of 2000, the Boe-Bot robot has
been my favorite kit. I don't know if it was the "PCB on a bot" aspect
or if it was the coolness of the IR sensors searching for objects.
Just when I thought it couldn't be any cooler, our team came up with a
Tank Tread Kit!
It's definitely a head-turner. When visiting a distributor last week,
the Boe-Bot Tank with the Memsic Accelerometer (for balancing) was by
far the favorite demo. We tried to do it justice by taking some outdoor
photos but I think the video clips are the best way to check out this
new add on. The link below contains both, along with downloadable
documentation:
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28106
Have fun with your conversions from roller to tank!
Sincerely,
Erik Wood
ewood@p...
Parallax, Inc.
www.parallax.com
Since starting at Parallax in January of 2000, the Boe-Bot robot has
been my favorite kit. I don't know if it was the "PCB on a bot" aspect
or if it was the coolness of the IR sensors searching for objects.
Just when I thought it couldn't be any cooler, our team came up with a
Tank Tread Kit!
It's definitely a head-turner. When visiting a distributor last week,
the Boe-Bot Tank with the Memsic Accelerometer (for balancing) was by
far the favorite demo. We tried to do it justice by taking some outdoor
photos but I think the video clips are the best way to check out this
new add on. The link below contains both, along with downloadable
documentation:
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28106
Have fun with your conversions from roller to tank!
Sincerely,
Erik Wood
ewood@p...
Parallax, Inc.
www.parallax.com
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> Hello Parallax Friends,
> Since starting at Parallax in January of 2000, the
> Boe-Bot robot has
> been my favorite kit. I don't know if it was the
> Have fun with your conversions from roller to tank!
Hey Erik,
A few of us have been talking about the tank tread
kit the last few days...I have mine installed, and
today I will be working on code for that BOE-Bot,
which I purchased just to add the tank treads to.
I even purchased a separate BOE-Bot for the Hex
Crawler Kit, but I haven't gotten that yet, since they
were back-ordered (A good sign they're popular?).
Anyway, I DO need to get the memsic device now that
you mentioned it...I did watch the videos, and I can
see the benefit of having it.
=====
Chris Savage
Knight Designs
324 West Main Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
(607) 535-6777
http://www.knightdesigns.com
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necessary for a tank tread bot. About a year ago I mounted a BOE on a
recycled tread base using a TI h bridge to drive the motors. While working
on an algorithm to allow the tank to escape from a corner during an
unsuccessful trial the tank-bot attempted to climb a wall and flipped over
on its back. Very comedic in nature and should have been filming the stunt
to add to my collection of robot follies video.
I like how Parallax adapted the tread kit to interface to the servos.
David in Austin
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Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 06:42:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris Savage <knight_designs@y...>
Subject: Re: Parallax - Turn the Boe-Bot into a TANK
--- Erik Wood <ewood@p...> wrote:
> Hello Parallax Friends,
> Since starting at Parallax in January of 2000, the
> Boe-Bot robot has
> been my favorite kit. I don't know if it was the
> Have fun with your conversions from roller to tank!
Hey Erik,
A few of us have been talking about the tank tread
kit the last few days...I have mine installed, and
today I will be working on code for that BOE-Bot,
which I purchased just to add the tank treads to.
I even purchased a separate BOE-Bot for the Hex
Crawler Kit, but I haven't gotten that yet, since they
were back-ordered (A good sign they're popular?).
Anyway, I DO need to get the memsic device now that
you mentioned it...I did watch the videos, and I can
see the benefit of having it.
=====
Chris Savage
Knight Designs
324 West Main Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
(607) 535-6777
> I second the idea that a MEMSIC device or some sort
> of tilt switch is
> necessary for a tank tread bot.
Yeah, I just need to come up with a new set of
sensors, perhaps dual-ir or something so I don't need
to rely on whiskers on the Tank Tread mod.
> About a year ago I mounted a BOE on a
> recycled tread base using a TI h bridge to drive the
> motors. While working
> on an algorithm to allow the tank to escape from a
> corner during an
> unsuccessful trial the tank-bot attempted to climb a
> wall and flipped over
> on its back. Very comedic in nature and should have
> been filming the stunt
> to add to my collection of robot follies video.
Yeah, if you do it again, and film it, let me know.
That would be kind of funny! Meanwhile, we are
planning on filming some of our experiments with all 3
BOE-Bots soon, and we have a page set up for it all!
=====
Chris Savage
Knight Designs
324 West Main Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
(607) 535-6777
http://www.knightdesigns.com
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