Category: ratbot

I´ve added two ultra sound sensors and now I´m trying to make this bot a wall racer. Due to its drifting capabilities it’s being very hard to code this, but I will find a way to do that.
I´ve replaced the 4 AA batteries by a small 7.2V battery and now he has more power which also means more nerves..   :D

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So,  after a couple of hours of trying and trying, I quitted, and decided to relax and enjoy some drifts..

This is the ratb0t, he has a nervous behavior and remainds me of a rat.. :]

I´m using an Arduino Diecimila to control the steering servo and the traction motor.

The XBee module receives data from another Arduino, this one has a wii nunchuck controller attached.

Next Step: make it autonomous

Update: I forgot to tell a little story about this little and nervous fellow. One day my mother told me she had one hair-removal thing broken (Braun Silk Epil brand ), and she said that she would bring it to me so that I fixed it. Of course I accepted, but I must confess, I never ever tried to fix it :) This made me think a lot on how could I twist it and use it to give life to a robot. The most difficult part was to transform the front blades onto a wheel, I did it using pieces of bike air-chamber, rubber and hot glue. I like the final result and it works quite well! Shame on me because I didn´t document the building proccess.. I will try not to repeat it :) If you have some interesting mechanical broken items I accept them :)

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