MATR-0001 Simmer Shape is the perfect plastic for makers. Drop it in simmering hot water to make it soften and turn clear. Take it out with a fork and shape it like soft clay. As it cools it hardens and turns white again. Heat and reshape it as much as you like. Often faster than waiting for the 3D printer, and biodegradable!
Here’s a closer view of shaping it by hand.
Makelangelo 3 robots ship fully assembled and tested by us, and as part of the quality guarantee I’ve been drawing a lot of pictures. I’ve also been experimenting with ways to improve the machine. These are experimental ideas that may make it into the next model. (more…)
To build a micromouse I need sensors that see the maze and motors that move the robot through the maze, connected to a brain that I can teach. All of that is powered by a battery. In this post I’m going to connect the micromouse sensors and graph their output. (more…)
In my previous post I connected four analog distance sensors to my Arduino Due and fed the sensor data to Processing, which displayed a graph of the results. In this post I’m attaching continuous servos and hooking these pieces together to get object avoidance.
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Encoders give a micromouse the power to measure the distance it travels so that it can build a mental map of a maze. Read on to see how I measure the movement of the wheels to calculate turns and forward movements.
