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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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Nearly Finished Concept Model for PLAY

I have now embedded all my electronics and here is the working tech prototype hand in for PLAY. Although it does still have some mechanical issues which need smoothing over. Primarily the front wheel, which is a ball bearing, isn’t … 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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My First Robot

Last night I managed to get a robot up and running. Despite having wires and other bits and bobs in view its a pretty basic circuit using two switches as bumpers. Here’s a video of it in action: And here’s … Continue reading →

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