Archive for the ‘Edgar’ Category

Robot EDgar can grab a Lego!

I’m testing the first program for the claw. EDgar can now grab a Lego. The claw sensor is not yet used, but it will be in the next program version. With the sensor, it will spot closing the claw when it will detect an object.

Robotic claw gripper for EDgar

Adding a claw gripper to the robot EDgar.

Bigger wheels for the robot EDgar

Replacing EDgar’s wheels. Bigger ones mean faster robot. I stripped the old one. That is the first reason to replace them.

A brain for an old robot

Last week, my son told me he wanted a robot. I took out this old robot from the storage. I never get further than having the motor and a home made H-Bridge fixed to a piece of wood. Back in time, buying a microcontroller was not conceivable.

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