X-Git-Url: http://challenge-bot.com/repos/?p=challenge-bot;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=1e14e5225290e5aac144141b254412aa29a401d0;hp=07badb5a747f25e6742554c69438b94b0fcac92a;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Fsolid-wheel;hpb=beb8c6bf3ffe88999af5cafaa1b522d242dc009f diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 07badb5..1e14e52 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,38 +1,34 @@ -# HBRC 2013 Challenge Robot +# challenge-bot + +## prerequisites + +install the following software: + +[openSCAD](http://www.openscad.org/downloads) + +[fritzing](http://fritzing.org/download/) + +[arduino ide](http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software) ## quickstart -serial +[openSCAD tutorial](http://goo.gl/E3OQXc) -pushbutton +[assemble the hardware](http://goo.gl/EV0FCJ) -## Introduction +[wire and load code to the robot](http://goo.gl/srWpeI) -For 2013, it is proposed that there be a "club bot". -The goal is to learn from the 2011 "club bot" and -improve upon it. +## Introduction Most introductory robots are "dead-end" robots that tend to strand people after they have the first few robot behaviors are implemented -- obstacle avoid, wall follow, line follow, don't fall off table, etc. -One of the primary goals of the 2013 robot is to try +One of the primary goals of the challenge-bot is to try to make it expandable from simple to more complex in reasonable incremental steps. -The base is organized around 1in x 1in grid peg-board -which is readily available from locations link Home +The base is organized around 1-inch x 1-inch grid peg-board +which is readily available from locations such as Home Depot, Lowes, and lumber stores. - -There would be a variety of independent upgrades -that could be done in whatever order the user -feels inclined to use: - -## Basic Platform: - -The basic robot would be built in three phases: - -### Phase 0: Arduino + Blinky LED's: -### Phase 1: Build Robot Platform -### Phase 2: Build TableTop Challenge Phase 1