Robotics – The 4-H Computer Club

Robot Build

CayceMay 26, 2019May 26, 2019Leave a comment

1 built, 4 more to go.

Wish we had more time to build more during the meetings.

Next meeting June 8.

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-11-20,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y,E-ver:20190313.5373320.002.000?

Obstacle Avoidance

CayceMarch 7, 2018March 7, 2018Leave a comment

This meeting coming up on Saturday, we'll work more on our obstacle avoiding robot. We can also use the same concepts to turn it into an obstacle detecting sumo bot! We'll also work on programming the robot in C rather than in JavaScript. Here's a video using the newest bot design:

Sumo Bots Battle!!

CayceAugust 24, 2017Leave a comment

We had a great time at our last electronics meeting finishing up and testing out our Sumobots! Here's a short video of two in action!

Are you Ready for International Nodebot Day?

CayceJuly 24, 2017July 24, 2017Leave a comment

This Saturday, we are hosting an event in celebration of International Nodebot day.

We will be building little sumobots using lasercut frames and simple electronics powered by Arduino and the Johnny-Five javascript library. When we finish our bots, we will test them out in the sumo ring!

Nodebot Day Celebration 7/29

CayceJune 28, 2017Leave a comment

Our Nodebot Day celebration is coming up. We are the only place in California currently scheduled to host an event. (and, of course, this is pretty awesomely nerdy stuff!)

Please let us know if you'd like to join us on 7/29.

The Simplebot goes Wireless!

CayceApril 12, 2017April 12, 2017Leave a comment

It's Sumobot fighting time!!

Originally posted for Facebook, this shows the simplebot using the Captain Arguino Arduino board from www.podpi.com being controlled via AJFisher's UDP transparent bridge to Johnny-five over Adafruit Industries' ESP8266 "Huzzah" development board.

This design was adapted from Andrew Fisher's article in Make: JavaScript Robotics by Rick Waldron & Backstop Media.

I control the bot using W, A, S, D.