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Baby Joe 1

Built 2001

Baby Joe 1

Baby Joe 1 was my first step into onboard computing with the Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller. A compact robot with IR-based obstacle detection.

Specifications

Chassis Aluminum framing, Radio Shack project box, and acrylic
Power 4 D cells providing 6VDC regulated to 5V
Movement 2 hacked Futaba 3003 servos
Sensors 2 Hi-Output IR LEDs and 1 Sharp 40 kHz IR Receiver
CPU / OS Basic Stamp 2 / PBasic 1.0

Notes

First robot with an onboard microcontroller. Used #6-32 machine screws throughout.