Building a robot

Post by **floodhound2** » 09 Jul 2007, 18:38

Sorry no wars for me i want a fully self thinking Robot. Most of the war bots are radio controlled.

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 09 Jul 2007, 18:51

do you dream of glory floodhound2 I can give it to you, nice robot but still is it possble to make a robot that can trans to a car hm?

Post by **floodhound2** » 09 Jul 2007, 19:32

LOL .... Yeah anything is possible if enough time and money is tossed into the passing hat.

Chaos1986 · Post by **Chaos1986** » 09 Jul 2007, 19:53

floodhound2 wrote:Video of first stage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho902IQZlWI

That's So Cool Floodhound2 How Hard Is It To Make That?

visser · Post by **visser** » 09 Jul 2007, 20:16

heres the thing i am curious about. what exactly did you do to make it always turn right. did you program that or what???? kinda curious.

Post by **floodhound2** » 09 Jul 2007, 20:23

Ok it does not always turn right it just seems that way in this video. I basically made modules of code and tested each one.

One module for example makes a measurement from my $10.00 dollar sensor mounted on the head. When this measurement is within a threshold of danger the code goes to the next module that asks where to go.

This “where to go module”, say well sweep the head up, down, left and right looking for an open spot to move into. Once found the robot moves there.

More is coming soon. I want a better chassis slightly larger so I can put a bigger battery, preferably a car battery. Also I am working on more modules (sensors and logic) testing each one and in essence challenging my understanding of electronics.

Ill put up another video some time tonight or tomorrow.

Post by **floodhound2** » 09 Jul 2007, 20:25

Chaos1986 wrote:
floodhound2 wrote:Video of first stage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho902IQZlWI
That's So Cool Floodhound2 How Hard Is It To Make That?

It was not hard to make. It just takes a lot of time and thinking. Each step i think about throughly so that i don't "Release the magic smoke inside the Chips." or simply said blow something up.

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 09 Jul 2007, 20:46

can you make the robot talk.........
all the best shamir

visser · Post by **visser** » 10 Jul 2007, 21:47

swweeet. but still how did you program the "where to go module"?

Post by **floodhound2** » 11 Jul 2007, 07:07

I programmed it in PBasic. The compiler is located here http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/down ... _stamp.asp

The language is super easy to learn and tons of support.

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:46

looks like a nice language I don't get

Post by **floodhound2** » 20 Jul 2007, 20:58

Might be boring to some but to the few out there that are interested i have another video of the robot project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhkLgu3wBlc

Still need to modify the program and i have a new chassis in mind to allow for a bigger battery

PEACE

shamir · Post by **shamir** » 20 Jul 2007, 21:06

I hope you don't mind micheal are still a math teath