Build Your Own RC Tankbot
Mark Martens and I recently finished up the RC Brutusbot project for Solarbotics, and while it has already been presented on the Solarbotics Blog I felt the urge to go beyond that and share a deeper look into what we did. I wanted to present an alternate way to make your own Radio controlled …..
Here is the code I used to test the Spin stamp on the Walker when the hardware was completed:
”Test Program for Spin stamp on Scoutwalker III
”Written for Jonathan Knil by Jeremie Boulianne
”January 31, 2011
”This program uses the Spin stamp to monitor and control
”the ScoutWalker III from Solarbotics
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_clkmode = xtal1 + pll8x ‘ …..
Could Synapse Wireless’s 802.14.5 RF engines be an Xbee killer?
It seems that we in the hobby industry have been a little naive as to think that Digi International’s reign as RF Networking King would last forever? Not only have Roving Networks under cut them on pricing with their new WiFi node but they now have some stout competition from …..
Here is my entry for the 555 contest, a robot that can be set free on any ferrous metal structure. It has rare earth magnets for wheels (covered in hot glue for traction) attached to micro servos modified for continuous rotation. The bot closely resembles the Beetlebot by Jerome Demers, as it uses limit switches to change the direction of …..
Jonthan Knil, who has a background in neuro-science, came up with the idea that he walked to do a project that closely mimicked the brain of a simple organism, starting with an extremely simplified system and gradually working upwards until the full capability of the hardware was reached. He decided on the Solarbotics Scoutwalker III …..
