Robotics Take Two
While Q continued to refine the original robot, Spy boldly pressed forward to create:
Still not walking, this robot has two new features. As before, two servos allow the arms to move up and down – these arms come with flashlight and propeller capabilities (complete the circuit, and the propeller spins as the arm goes up and down). Spygrandpa pulled out more servos for Spy and Q to improve their robots, but Q was too slow or too busy with other projects. Spy grabbed the extra two.
With the addition of a third servo, Soda Bottle Robot can now turn his head (all the better for the red LED eyes to see you, my dear).
(Why yes, that is my old ear bud holder.)
(Flashlight and propeller on above.)
And the fourth servo enabled Spy’s robot to wag his tail. You know, “so you can tell if he’s happy with you or not”.
Did I not warn you all last year that remote control cars were just the beginning? Mark my words, next year there will be wheels.
Tags: robotics, servo, soda bottle robot
August 26th, 2010 at 10:50 am
We’re not worthy, we’re not worthy!
August 26th, 2010 at 11:21 am
So . . . maybe if you guys ever decide to take a vacation to BC . . . or if we’re ever in your part of town . . . the spy could come out and play and show me how to build a robot too?
August 26th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
That is just the coolest thing ever! Thank you for all the details! Now, I’m off to look more closely at the servo site you linked to. Amazing!!!
August 27th, 2010 at 9:10 am
It was a little scary how fast they were building these robots. And even scarier how easily they were working the controls. Hot glue guns are the key to attaching the servos.
And I’m sure they’d both love to teach people how to build these robots. They made it look very easy.