QUESTIONS..!?

Released: 24.05.2017

Week17: applications and implications

What will it do?
It will try to talk with other mini surrounding robots and try to self organize themselves in order to do a specific job.

Who's done what beforehand?
I started doing the PCBs but was not very successful due to the complexity it has and the size of PCB i am trying to achieve for a mini robot PCB which is 30mm x 30mm

What materials and components will be required?
For the mini Robot circut i am using: two vibration motors, with two IR sensors programmed with attiny84 microcontroller and an RGB for inputs and outputs purposes. I am 3d printing the skeleton of the robot using PLA and laser cutting OSB for the bed of the robots.

Where will they come from?
// H-bridge: // IR sensors: Digikey // vibration motors: DX

How much will it cost?
// attiny 84 Microcontroller:€
// Dual H-bridge for the vibration motors: // Battery(3.3v): 0.5€
// RGB LED: 1€
// PLA for the 3D printed parts:20€/Kg
// Milling machine for making the board: FABLAB
// Electronics components for the board:4€
// OSB: 20 euro
// 10x IR sensors: 2.5 euros

What parts and systems will be made?
PCB
Wooden container/ bed for the robot
Robot Design

What processes will be used?
// Electronics: INPUTS + OUTPUTS
// 3D PRINTING // LASER CUTTNG // PROGRAMMING

What tasks need to be completed?
// 3D Design
// 3D print // LAser cutting
// programming
// Electronic Production

What questions need to be answered?
// How to control the robots indivdually?
// How to let the robots communicate together // Could it be a machine learning process
// Charging units or changing batteries? //

What is the schedule?
// Electronic design, soldering and testing -- May 29th- June 2nd // Programming and 3D printing -- June 5th - June 9th // Testing -- June 12th - June 14th

How will it be evaluated?
// The robots need to be programmed
// The robots need to talk to each other