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• Re-thinking power and servo controllers

  Volttherobot • 06/04/2018 at 01:56 • 0 comments

  Admittedly, Volt is a bit of a kludge - he is a constant work-in-progress, and it is clear that his innards require some spring cleaning. We'll address his various connectors and microcontrollers when we incorporate the custom servo controller designed by Brett f from MicroRobotics.

• Re-examining the base

  Volttherobot • 06/04/2018 at 01:52 • 0 comments

  Volt is a two-part robot - His base is removable, but is a bit unwieldy due to its physical demensions. We are working on a new base which comes apart.  

• Disarmed a second time

  Volttherobot • 06/04/2018 at 01:50 • 0 comments

  Dad was able to remove some of the epoxy holding his other shoulder together, and I managed to remove the screws. We added a second Birdhouse clip and now he is MUCH easier to transport with his

• Un-Intentional Arm MOD

  Volttherobot • 06/04/2018 at 01:48 • 0 comments

  Volt's Arm decided it preferred to be unattached on the way home from the Faire. This provided an opportunity to make that modular as well - we used a bird house clip from Amazon which did the trick. (Now we  just need to figure out a way to remove his other arm without damaging it. ;) )

• Neck Module

  Volttherobot • 06/04/2018 at 01:45 • 0 comments

  We removed Volt's old neck and replaced it with a Go-Pro clip - we 3D printed a piece to fit on his neck, and tested it at the Bay Area Maker

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