ProtoBot (aka ugly mofo)

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) General Exhibition
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I wasn't really gonna post this robot, but then I thought what the heck, it IS my 1st robot. Besides the next time one of you guys make a robot that isn't as aesthetically pleasing as you'd like you can always remember: Well atleast it isn't as ugly as that thing Aniss made :slight_smile:

It is a quick prototype for a mapping robot I'm planning and it isn't gonna have a very long life. It's too ugly to live. I just needed to put something together now that I finally have gathered the parts, skills and knowledge (so so) I need to start building robots. A few months ago I didn't know what a circuit, microcontroller or a servo was and I didn't even have a screewdriver, so it's been a tough ride for me.

Very soon I'll have something more interesting to show. That is when I get more time and figure out how to attach these DC motors (these things are killing me)...

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hey, any robot you can walk away from is a good robot.

what does yours do?

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Doesn't do a lot yet. Just made it move back, forward and turn and stuff. It's meant for testing the components and the setup. I'm currently working on a small application for controlling it by joystick. By no means an end goal, but it's a good way to test stuff.

Like I said it'll have a very short life. I think I'll be building a new and better one this weekend if I get the time. This time with a sharp sensor mounted on a servo.