Monday, March 7, 2016

Getting Started

My name is Leo and I'm in seventh grade.

My robot is now almost completed. Periodically, I will post the steps that I took to build it.

Starting with the hardware: This is my Raspberry Pi with the BrickPi attached in the case that comes with the BrickPi.


I duct-taped an old webcam to the top. It happens to be from Logitech but most webcams will do:


I started out using 8xAA batteries and the BrickPi battery holder but I have since upgraded to a 3000mAh NiMH 8.4v battery that I salvaged from a radio-controlled car. I will do a separate post about power and batteries.

Right now, the robot looks like this:



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