For my first project so I don't stuff up a toy I have decided to use Lego for my body. This means that I won't have to master any specialised tools and my project will be $50 cheaper than if I bought a Verbot.
I am going to build a hollow body out of lego and drill some pieces to make a nice friction fit for the servo attachments. I have tons of Lego blocks from when I was younger so I don't have to fear wrecking any pieces. I plan to have two wheels at the base, two arms and a rotating head. Any suggestions on how attach the servos effectively to the body to make sure that they don't fall out. I would also prefer that I can reuse the servos for later project so I would prefer not to make any permenant attachments. The beauty of this project is that I can alter the body and remove parts with great ease. I will upload photos and videos as I progress.
Thanks
Liam
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I don't know how many times using a hot glue gun has saved me. I get something together and i realize it needs to be moved or tweaked.
Now, it wont' be the strongest hold. Meaning, you can't give it to any children to bash around haha.. But it will sure withstand the prototyping phase.
PS, most all of my robots are assembled with hot glue gun. People may laugh, but it works!
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That's going to be a cute bot! Reminds me of the bot from jetsons, but a male version.
Also I saw your robot picture, looks pretty sweet; but have you considered a PING sensor? that would allow it to roam around with out bumping into anything. Using one will really open more windows for your robot in the future.
Here is the guy I bought mine from. Its a really good price.
~TXTCLA55
Also I saw your robot picture, looks pretty sweet; but have you considered a PING sensor? that would allow it to roam around with out bumping into anything. Using one will really open more windows for your robot in the future.
Here is the guy I bought mine from. Its a really good price.
~TXTCLA55
- Connect VCC(+5v),Trig, and GND to any of the digital pins.
- Then using a separate wire, connect the Echo to another digital pin, making sure this one is on the Signal pin, not ground or +5.
- Now its just a matter of configuring the Radar Scanner, Object, or Collision windows in the ARC.
- In those windows config areas, it will ask for the Trigger and Echo ports, simply note where you placed them before and select the pins from the drop down menu.
- To get the robot to scan using its head, open the Radar Scanner config and on the drop down menu for Servo Port, select the heads servo pin.
I hope thats clear enough for you. If you still have trouble, remember you can click the "?" on any window to be taken to the Tutorials page to learn more about it.
Hope this helped!
~TXTCLA55