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Project 2: Arduino Line following test 3

Stan — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:31 +0000

Test #3 of my Arduino Uno controlled line following bot for the upcoming competition. This test was focused on checking how the bot handles 90 degree turns with sharp corners, line intersections and line breaks. The robot uses 6 TCRT5000 …

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Free Course: Control of Mobile Robots

Stan — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:25:01 +0000

Coursera is a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. One of the courses included in 2013 is “Control of Mobile Robots” by Magnus Egerstedt, a Professor …

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The “Flash” | Arduino Roaming Bot – v2

Stan — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:54:23 +0000

Turns out that rechargeable batteries and the L293D motor controller really slowed things down. Added another battery pack, and with 12 volts the bot actually moves. No smoke coming out of the motors, so all is well….

T-Tank modified code for course – Test 2

Ted — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:15:36 +0000

Here i tested my bread boarded tank against a simulation of the trial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KjCIk-AGLy4

Project 1 Showcase: The “Flash”

Stan — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:37:28 +0000

Batteries almost ran out by the time the bot finally made it trough the obstacle course…Still WIP I guess.

Project 1 Showcase: Here comes the tank!

Ted — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:00:17 +0000

..or rather what is left from a perfectly decent remote controlled tank! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ff5dCPZQmjs

Project 1 Showcase: The “Bad Boy”

Wagner — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:58:15 +0000

Not really sure why his creator named him “Bad Boy”. There is actually a smiley face painted on the car!

Project 1: Autonomous, Obstacle Avoiding Bot

Stan — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:39:08 +0000

Objectives: Build a robot that is capable of traversing across an obstacle course. The course is configurable to present at least 3 different routes. The Bot has to attempt crossing each of the 3 course setups. The winning Bot will …

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