| 1 | # HBRC 2013 Challenge Robot |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ## quickstart |
| 4 | |
| 5 | serial |
| 6 | |
| 7 | pushbutton |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ## Introduction |
| 10 | |
| 11 | For 2013, it is proposed that there be a "club bot". |
| 12 | The goal is to learn from the 2011 "club bot" and |
| 13 | improve upon it. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Most introductory robots are "dead-end" robots that |
| 16 | tend to strand people after they have the first |
| 17 | few robot behaviors are implemented -- obstacle avoid, |
| 18 | wall follow, line follow, don't fall off table, etc. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | One of the primary goals of the 2013 robot is to try |
| 21 | to make it expandable from simple to more complex in |
| 22 | reasonable incremental steps. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | The base is organized around 1in x 1in grid peg-board |
| 25 | which is readily available from locations link Home |
| 26 | Depot, Lowes, and lumber stores. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | There would be a variety of independent upgrades |
| 29 | that could be done in whatever order the user |
| 30 | feels inclined to use: |
| 31 | |
| 32 | ## Basic Platform: |
| 33 | |
| 34 | The basic robot would be built in three phases: |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ### Phase 0: Arduino + Blinky LED's: |
| 37 | ### Phase 1: Build Robot Platform |
| 38 | ### Phase 2: Build TableTop Challenge Phase 1 |