Tag Archives: robots

Lasercar Lives!

Posted on February 1, 2020 by paulwallich

I know it’s not much, but the new version is ready for coding. It knows how far it is from obstacles (in front), it steers, it goes forward and backward. And it does it all in python. Code and current … Continue reading →

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Belt and suspenders

Posted on November 17, 2015 by paulwallich

I really like the idea of Yourduino’s RoboRed: gobs of 3-pin headers for almost all the arduino I/O pins, with n-tuplicated power and ground connections. Heavy-duty regulators built in for two amps of 5V and half an amp of 3V3 … Continue reading →

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Yet another tiny robotic car

Posted on September 9, 2015 by paulwallich

Yes, it’s made mostly out of random parts I had lying around. That’s sort of the point: even if you had to buy all the parts, this thing would be cheap, and if (like me) you accumulate toy and electronic … Continue reading →

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My office is too small for a mobile robot

Posted on February 24, 2015 by paulwallich

Why four-wheel drive is a bad idea for ostensibly simple bots Continue reading →

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This is a great time to be doing stupid things

Posted on July 27, 2014 by paulwallich

Ten years ago, I built an ostensibly cutting-edge mobile robot from a kit. It cost close to a thousand dollars, required an attached laptop computer to operate it, and it never really worked. Sure, it could zip back and forth … Continue reading →

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