Robots like our human greeting robot Rickie and Ali's gaming sidekick, FRHANK were two awesome projects where we had much fun developing.
Recently we came across a mini segway/scooter that seemed as a great starting point for a more affordable self-balacing robotic platform. Video
We just received one on our Lab!
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In the next weeks we'll take a closer look at it and reverse engineer all the electronics. Then we'll develop our own main board and control algorithms. How much we use from the original device and how much we are throwing to the trash will depend on its design.
We'll start by understanding the role of the three boards, each one with its own ARM MCU, how they communicate and how the motors are controlled and driven.
Here are some photos of the disassembly.
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We'll keep you guys posted and share all the details.Statistics: Posted by vmatos — Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:19 pm
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