Final Project Update

As an update, parts have been ordered to build 2 possibly 3 more beetle bots.  These won't be solar powered, since the photopopper bot is not reacting well in artificial light.  These new ones we are building will be battery powered, and have the same behavior that the Photopopper Bot has.

Parts are ordered and as soon as they come in they will be assembled.  In the meantime, we are designing a simple "box" for them to all interact in, with obstacle courses of various sizes and weight.

We are also planning on possibly filling the ball caster with ink or a paint of sort, so that we can easily track the bots movements and behavior as well as have a visual of their movement.

Final Project Proposal

So for my Final Project, I am wanting to continue working with the Light Sensitive "Robot".  He reacts very well in Direct Sunlight and is supposed to work with Infrared Lights as well.  I'm currently working on getting some IR Lights to test and  see how well he reacts to it.  I am then planning on setting up a maze and and controlling the lights to see how well he gets through the maze.

For this project, we are also planning on building a second Robot, controlled by an Arduino and see how well he gets through the maze.

We can put the two in together and see how they react with each other.

ROBOPOD

Maze Solving and Tracking Robot

Line Robot