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Feynman Jr

by Scott Preston - 2007-09-30 20:56:15

A smaller faster lighter version of Feynman6. Same great software, same cool functionality, just in a smaller package and much, much faster...

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Robot Name: Feynman Jr
Date Built: August, 2007
Chassis: 80 20 aluminum extrusion 1010 series. Polycarbonate for skin and panel mounts.
Power: (1) 33AH Batteries from Batteries Plus. All DC power regulated by on-board controller and distribution boards.
Movement: (2) NPC-2212 with 6" wheels from Feynman5. Differential drive.
(2) Victor 883 Speed Controllers. (IFI Robotics cost of $150/ea ($300 total).
(1) Scott Edwards Mini-SSC II
(1) Pan-Tilt System from ServoCity.Com for arm (1) HS-422 Standard Servos from Lynxmotion
Sensors: (2) USB Logitech Deluxe Web Camera
(4) SRF05 Devantech Sonar
(1) Microphone via WebCam
(1) Onboard Voltage Sensor
(1) CMPS03 Digital Compass
CPU/OS: PC - VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX with 512MB Ram, a 40Gig 2.5" HDD, and wireless 802.11b/g.
OS = Windows XP Pro SP2
Software written in Java, PHP, JavaScript and .Net (C#)
IDE - Eclipse & Visual Studio 2005
Other Info: I also have a USB powered speaker for speech synthesis, and the left and right sonar move via two HS-422 servos.
This is a smaller faster version of Feynman6. I was not able to transport my previous robots but this one I can lift by myself and move it quite easy. Stay tuned for updates...

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