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Robot Specifications
Microprocessor:
HandyBoard Motorola 6811-based
Software:
Interactive C 3.2 Newton Labs
Building Materials:
Assorted LEGO pieces
Film canister
Plastic straw
Furniture gliders
Braided electric wire
Size:
8.5 inches long
6.25 inches wide
8.75 inches tall
Methods of Navigation:
Dead reckoning from room to room utilizing twin shaft encoders
Twin line detectors to maintain orientation
Power Supply:
Internal 9.6v NiCad battery
Drive System:
Differential two-wheel drive
Motors:
LEGO “high speed” motor (1)
LEGO “high torque” motors (2)
Sensors:
IR NPN Phototransistor; Radio Shack # 276-145 (3)
Shaft encoder (2)
Speed:
0.125 meters per second
Method of Extinguishing Candle:
Twin bladed model airplane propeller powered direct drive by LEGO “high speed” motor
Geartrain:
16 : 40 LEGO gear reduction
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