Introducing Questor.
I put a hold on my large robot project Magnus awhile back due to budget and time constraints. I wanted to have a platform that was way smaller, easy to modify for testing purposes and small enough to roam around inside the house autonomously. Questor will serve as a test platform for systems that will eventually be placed in Magnus. Questor was not intended to be a cool looking robot platform, just functional and very basic in appearance. My main goal is for him to be autonomous with the option of me being able to take over remote control separately if needed. I would like for him to be able to automatically find and connect with his battery charger and to eventually have a good A.I.
So here is a first look at him...
Weird....the pictures below [b]this line were not intended to be here in this first post. When I made the new post below, it saved the pictures in this post also. When I tried to go back and edit them out of this first post they don't show up on the thread so I can delete them. They belong in the post below....see details for the new wheels in the later post.[/b]
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REX i have so many bumper switches with springs for free if you need any,small contact switches used on neato xv-11 robotic vacuum cleaner,may be 100 of them or more
here is what they look like
i have over 10,000 type of parts for robots (not kidding) any type you can think of.
Fred, I would be interested in getting 16 of these switches. If that is to many to get for free then, let me know a price for them and I will gladly pay you if they don't cost too much. You are very generous.
Also, how much for shipping to Clarksville, Virginia 23927.....?
I am working on a bumper switch design (see post number 17 of this thread) I made that uses two strips of a "tape measure" that were cut to length then I stripped the paint off and sandwiched them together with double stick tape on each end. Now when you press anywhere along the strips the two pieces of metal come together and make continuity. Because of the way the tape measure is made it springs back into shape nicely when you let go. So no matter where you press on it along its entire length, it makes continuity.
However, these switches that you have may work better and be a quicker install for me.
SEND me your email ,the switches are free my friend,if you can help in postage great,one main reason is in paypal if you send me money i can easy print from the site and drop it in a mail box. I think well under $5 for shipping, can put 16 together and get it ready
my paypal address is [email protected] wish i can take photos of my parts ,but it will take up much space,if you need any part no problem ONLY parts i mostly keep or buy are servo's,sensors and circuit boards
SAME for JOSH and others who need bumper switches are always free or other parts
If I pop over $5 via PayPal to you will that will be enough?
Thanks Fred
yes,will be enough,send it by goods,so i can print a label
Fred, I have sent the $5.00 My shipping address is:
Rex Gordon 204 Cogen Drive Clarksville, VA 23927 rex.j.gordon(at)dom(dot)com
This is my work address. It is where I get most of my orders sent to.
Thanks so very much!
Rex I have for many years now been using low cost Piezo discs as a very sensitive (impact) touch bar that goes around a robots base, it works incredibly well.
These are the type of Piezo discs I use
cpc.farnell.com/murata/7bb-12-9/sounder-9khz-12mm-ext-drive/dp/LS03788?in_merch=Products%20From%20This%20Range
You can find more info on this at
www.robotoid.com/appnotes/sensors-piezo-disc-touch-bar.html
Hope this is of some use.