[57north-discuss] Battle-bots

[Edward Watson]

pffffft.. I can make a quick prototype this evening/Tues and come up with
costings. Wasn't planning it becoming a 'MakeIt-Move' workshop, although it
can be a test for it.  I only have 12 vibro motors on order but for
testing, the rest can be pound-shop stuff and thermoplastic.  No uC is
really needed as it's just a simple Braitenberg vehicle.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braitenberg_vehicle>

Would lile to test somethings out tho -

1) I was thinking about throwing in an LDR before the motor as part of a
voltage divider. This will allow people to control the speed of a single
bug-bot via a £1 laser pointer (kinda nice) but moreover, allows for remote
steering when two robots are tied together - that might make the battles
more skillfull!

2) Using the conductive paint on ground feelers and areas on a track, we
can have very simple line-following behaviours. an uC can be handy here,
but you can still do it with just passive components.

Anyone have any old mobile phone vibro-motors that we can test with this
evening?

Cheers,
Ed





On 17 March 2014 11:55, Rowan Evenstar <zenrhe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can I get the details for the Thursday event so i can get that on social
> media today instead of the day of.
>
> All I see just now is "We will learn about fighting robots and have a go
> at simulating robot battles. Awaiting further details, check back soon." I
> need the times and prices at least.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Tom Jones <indiestory at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sounds perfect. Looks like someone did volunteer to run Thursday :)
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