BEAM Bots
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anyone take and hack apart old walkmans, cassete players, VCR's, radio's, electronic junk like that, and then turn it into a robot, well, that is what I am doing now, I am taking the ever popular HERBIE PHOTOVORE and am atempting to build this little guy inside a old computer mouse, just got started, so, pics later, if anyone has BEAM creations, questions about it, things like that, feel free to ask here, keep you all posted on it[8D]
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ORIGINAL: Yub, yub, cmdr!
How did you find the photodiodes? The mouse has shaft encoders but I thought those were IR based.
How did you find the photodiodes? The mouse has shaft encoders but I thought those were IR based.
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Ok So I bought a book...
Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels
And I took 3 computer mice apart. Now I have a pile of caps, resistors, buttons, a switch, leds, and those photodealies.. both parts. I also took apart 2 servos and removed the circuit board so I can have a few geared motors. That also got me a nice pot. Sumobot here I come!
Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels
And I took 3 computer mice apart. Now I have a pile of caps, resistors, buttons, a switch, leds, and those photodealies.. both parts. I also took apart 2 servos and removed the circuit board so I can have a few geared motors. That also got me a nice pot. Sumobot here I come!
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RE: BEAM Bots
ORIGINAL: Doahh
Ok So I bought a book...
Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels
And I took 3 computer mice apart. Now I have a pile of caps, resistors, buttons, a switch, leds, and those photodealies.. both parts. I also took apart 2 servos and removed the circuit board so I can have a few geared motors. That also got me a nice pot. Sumobot here I come!
Ok So I bought a book...
Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels
And I took 3 computer mice apart. Now I have a pile of caps, resistors, buttons, a switch, leds, and those photodealies.. both parts. I also took apart 2 servos and removed the circuit board so I can have a few geared motors. That also got me a nice pot. Sumobot here I come!
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RE: BEAM Bots
ORIGINAL: Doahh
Where do you get your Oct inv ICs?
Where do you get your Oct inv ICs?