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Introducing AnnaBot, my robotic wheelchair
Anna I need to do some research on Smart Wheelchair technology, and what better way to do it than on an actual wheelchair? Well, the better way was upcycling 3 broken wheelchairs into one working...
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I’ve talked to a couple of people this week that were using wheelchairs or wheelchair motors to build their robots. There’s two safety and one mechanical/electrical point that I shared with both of...
View ArticleTesting Servo Mounted Ultrasonic Sensors
Just a quick video clip for you. I put a HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and a servo inside an enclosure. This was testing it on my desk before I install it on Anna. It’s going to be a forward and...
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My Wheelchair Robot Becomes a Teleoperated ROV
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted anything about Anna, my wheelchair robot I’m using for Smart Chair Technology research. I’ve been busy with family obligations, but I’ve still managed to make...
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Added a Kinect. My robot now exceeds the MARK Reference Platform standard
I scored bigtime yesterday! I got a working Xbox Kinect sensor (minus the power supply, which I didn’t need anyway) for just $25! After cutting up and splicing up some cables to make it work with the...
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