Robinson's Robots

The Machines

Slider: a three motor, three legged robot.

Motion: Moves by sliding its feet one at a time over a smooth surface.
Control circuit: microcore with direction control.
Motor drivers: 74AC240
Sensors: edge detectors.
Status: complete.

HeadWalker: a two motor walker with light seeking head.

Motion: Conventional 4-legged 2-motor walker.
Control circuit: PowerSmart Head, master-slave bicore-monocore, various "brains".
Motor drivers: 74AC240
Sensors: LDRs in head, touch sensors on body.
Status: incomplete -- only the circuit is tested.

Hider: a two motor roller that likes to bask in the sunlight but runs away and hides when frightened.

Motion: 2-motor wheeled robot.
Control circuit: Two behaviour sequencers with a spinal cord.
Motor drivers: 74AC240
Sensors: 5 LDRs, 2 touch sensors on body, 2 IR edge detectors, 1 microphone.
Status: Complete.

Jack: an unusual type of walking robot.

Motion: 6-legged walker.
Control circuit: Co-operation between 6 legs, each of which is a self-contained robot.
Motor drivers: 6-transistor PowerSmart H-bridge
Sensors: surface contact switch, limb position sensors.
Status: In progress. Check back monthly for updates.
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