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Final Model #11 - Assembly and Decals

Nearly finished! with all the electronics inside I attached the bumpers using hacked up Tesco Value sponges which were absolutely perfect! Not too much pressure to hit the switch and enough sponge to bounce them back out easily. The RGB … Continue reading →

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Final Model #8 – Electronics

I am really chuffed with how the electronics have come out having taken it off the PCB and soldered it onto 3 tiers of strip board with it still working! Looks a bit manic but it does all make sense, … Continue reading →

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New Bumpers and Up-Scaling

Having tried a three switch bumper design to resolve the issue of there being no sensor for the front, I designed this two bumper approach which covers the front of the robot quite nicely. This design was then followed by … Continue reading →

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Artificial Emotions

First off, here is my improved robot design built to look and operate a bit better. this uses three bumpers, two at the sides and one in the middle. The coin slot is currently hanging off the edge as I … Continue reading →

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Coin Responsive Robot

Although not the prettiest looking design, this is the first prototype of the fully functioning coin responsive robot. Here’s a video of it in action: As you can see, as a coin is put in the robot does a small … Continue reading →

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