Omnibot 2000 , Rad 2.0 Vacuum Bot

jstarne1

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#1617  

Wow... I have not been on for awhile and so much progress.

Josh - how are you planning on hooking up 3 mics?

That IR Sensor looks crazy. Will you be able to hook that up to EZ-B or are you going to add an arduino too?

Is that other a light sensor? I got one that looks like that. It came with the ottobot thing and has a little plastic case that goes over it.

I think it's a good idea to keep his weight low with the batteries. BTW how do you plan on charging the batteries. You got the same ones as I did and they look like each one has got to be taken out to charge.

He looks really awesome though. Nice and tall.... :o)

#1618  

good to see you back SFOY,how is your minion doing i try to use as less power as i can,first it lowers the weight so less motor current draw ,second dont have to charge 3 to 6 a day,since it a security robot,when watching a hose it hard to charge and at the same time watch the house,i look for always 12 run time,so only charges twice,even if i am at home,still very long run time JOSH good to see you keep the batteries on the bottom ,helps to keep it from falling over,most anyone who builds robots does that,but it still can fall over mostly look for center of gravity when placing them

#1619  

I believe I solved the power reduction for my motherboard , I can choose by default for graphics to be turned off to reduce power so the board used 15 to 25 Watts as needed , I will eventually switch to solid state for the hard drive.

Great question Sam , honest answer I believe I will have a small internal charger which will automatically start charging batteries if I plug in the 110 v household power. However for self charging I will have a higher amperage external 12v DC Dock charger. If it has the capability to do either that's ideal because having a Dock that is electrified with 110v is dangerous and a fire hazard.

#1620  

Yeah I was just thinking of that and was hoping you'd have it all worked out ;o) I have never worked with SLA.

The vacuum looks great. He does not look anything like an Omni anymore..... He looks like a serious machine. I can see him going around playing music like that bot in Rocky.

Did you get that disc? I watched Ironman again and one of the voices I sent is pretty close. It's called Paul....

#1621  

I have not received a disc yet , send it.recently?

#1622  

Yeah at least 2 weeks ago. Ugh USPS. OK I will do another this one I am adding tracking. Will shoot it out tomorrow and will email you the tracking.

#1623  

I would love to have a good Jarvis voice! Thanks Sam! Oh started playing.with.battery.arrangement and looks like.the.simpler arrangement would be best, 4 batteries side by side left to right. Your robot is more narrow so three.would fit Side by side. That's 18 pounds of batteries. Tomorrow I will mail you those corner wheels because once you add the weight of batteries it's too much to balance on that front swivel caster.

#1624  

Cool thank you. I am about to burn disc.