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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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Tagged 18x, 28x1, amplifier, batteries, bumper, craft, DC motor, DON-8r, Dundee, final model, L293D, MAKE, pcb, PICAXE, Product Design, RGB LED, Speaker, strip board, switch, technology, University, VMUSIC2
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DON-8r in action!
For the past week or so I have been working on bringing my scale prototype to life. The video above is the culmination of this work and also a means for me to portray some of my user testing. The … Continue reading
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Tagged blue foam, craft, DC motor, DON-8r, donation, Dundee, experiment, Film, interaction, letraset, MAKE, Paper Mache, Product Design, prototype, switch, technology, University, user
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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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Tagged bumper, cardboard, craft, Dalek, experiment, insights, Natalie Duckett, Pete Thomas, play, Product Design, prototype, robots, switch, University
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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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Tagged amplifier, audio, bumper, DC motor, Emotion, experiment, Jon Rogers, Kacie Kinzer, L293D, MP3, Pete Thomas, Physical/Digital, PICAXE, Piezo, play, problem solving, Product Design, prototype, robot, sensation, switch, technology, Tweenbots, University, Videogames, Zelda
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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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Tagged bumper, cardboard, donation, experiment, L293D, personality, PICAXE, play, Product Design, prototype, robot, switch, technology
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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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Tagged #PetiteNoel, batteries, bespoke, cardboard, Charity, DC motor, donation, experiment, L293D, Lightgate, Networking, PICAXE, play, Product Design, prototype, robots, switch, technology, University
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The marvels of a flashing LED
I’ll give you a heads up now that this is a dull post but may help classmates. This is my set up and code for getting a switch to work with a PICAXE 18X. The button on the right is … Continue reading
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Tagged how to, LED, PICAXE, play, prototype, switch, technology
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