Farrusco is a small robot based on the Arduino platform, in this case, is using a Motoruino wich is inspired on the Arduino but with a couple of enhancements – dc motor dual controller, servo and sensor plugs. With Farrusco you will be able to make it avoid obstacles, follow walls, enter in free space [...]
LetMakeRobots.com Imagine what happen when hobbyists, engeneers, artists and all kinds of cool people from very different backgrounds, gather with a single purpose in common, to create robots, share knowledge and information, and mostly have a lot of fun! It’s a joy to see my Talkie Walkie being featured in this nice video. Fritsl and [...]
Rui Horta was invited to run a day called “Hoje Quem Manda Sou Eu” @ Pavilhão do Conhecimento, this was a day full of digital art, interactive installations and creative robotics. I exposed ICU and two Farrusco’s: What a great day!!! :)
ICU is a sub-project of the SWARS (see what a robot sees) project. This time I not just wanted to see what a robot sees, but I also wanted to give the robot the ability to understand that there is a person in the room, and stare at the person. To detect faces I used [...]
This project is a collection of experiences related to seeing and percieving the world from the point of view of robotic creatures. Robots will send sensor data to the computer and will generate visual and audio landscapes in real time. The development started during the Audiencia Zero residency in O Espaço do Tempo in Montemor-o-Novo, [...]
The motoruino is so easy to setup, just plug the motors, sensors, upload code and your bot is ready to go. I added a big capacitor (4700uF) on the PCB power connections as I had the Motoruino resetting randomly when a motor started (OddBot explains everything here) This is a quick test drive with the [...]
I’ve found this two rc vehicles on a junk, they are in a very bad condition. The big one has the DC motor burned out, I will try to replace it.. brushless motor maybe. They both have two different gear mode (hi and low speed), I am wishing to try it out. This is the [...]
Two more infrared sensors were added on the front, this way he’s more sensitive to the environment. Video is on the go.. You can see more details about the construction process on this post. Updated version here. source code
It’s been quite a while without building robots… errr.. creatures.. anyhow I’m releasing this new creature, wich is still a work in progress.. and since I can’t think on a name for it, I will call it demannU, witch is “unnamed” backwards… sounds like ‘demon’, and for the sake of insanity, it looks like a [...]
May I introduce you to the new family members: Farrusco v2.5, and Farrusco Junior. Farrusco v2 is the new generation of my first robot Farrusco. The F2 was created with Filipe Valpereiro from InMotion.pt, and this was the robot used for the last robotics workshops season. The F2.5 version has a cleaner design, we are [...]
