How Do I Shovel My Snow?

DJ Sures

Canada

With a robot, of course! What did you expect?:)

This is a robot shell that I built with some students in the summer for a robot challenge. The robot chassis is from an electric seat scooter. I attached part of a shovel to it and stayed warm inside, while the robot did all the outside work:)

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#1  

this is awesome! i wish it snowed where i live...

did you use the motor controller sold in the store for this project?

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Synthiam
#4  

You could but i wouldn't trust that. I would stick with the 50a dual motor driver that i posted in the link because it will also allow for PWM which enables speed control.

#5  

true the PWM makes sense. you definitely do not want a run away wheelchair at full speed running throughout the house.

college is killing my robot and professional rc racing! I can't wait for winter break in a few weeks. my robotics club at school doesn't like me much with the ezb at competitions. they tell me it isnt fair that it uses the computer via bluetooth... I just tell them "work smarter not harder" haha

#6  

You should think about adding an affordable controller that will work with the EZ-B. I would buy one. I sure could use this at my home in the winter. Is it possible to make it autonomous as well?

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Canada
#7  

Bumping because it is that time of the year again.

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Synthiam
#8  

Ugh don’t remind me:) we got snow today! Not much, but enough.

Guess I better get the snow robot out