RobotWars101

It did have a voice but I didn't have all the audio files at that stage.
Here it is with the new audio files still need to add an alternate voice but have added in the tap out function.
https://youtu.be/cREXiSeB36E

I couldn't see a break out connector or board that went to flying wires and I had the vero board and sockets so it was convenient. My son-in-law is doing the audio files I have asked for plain speech and slightly robotic and am considering a voice changeover switch. Tapping out on the roboteers swit...

My granddaughter is probably going to be learning python next year at school so as her self appointed technical assistant I decided I had better find out how to program in python. I purchased a Raspberry pi 4 starter kit and HDMI monitor from Pi Hut and set about the task. I decided I would start wi...

I have used the EMAX ES9256 in the past which is very similar except the wires come out of the bottom of the case. But a quick look round seems to show that is on back order even at Servo Shop where I have bought them in the past.

Here was my original gripper with just a thin piano wire push rod bent into a curve to allow it to flex rather than stall the servo. https://oxrooq.db.files.1drv.com/y4mqSx4NEcg7eCUnOVWdWJ0wYiB90b1PeH7_FJ7SPZREoyw9d_RDiZlzZPOVIgjJPhRDjoD3CFlf-6Gvc08SHL8FkM9YKHnZ5WQeltOIsPil470g4JKfv8wDWXQxorLYgYY7PJ...

It is never good to have a servo stalled for any great period it is better to introduce some kind of spring tension into the mechanism so the servo can reach its end stop even when the gripper arms cannot meet as below.
https://youtu.be/82EdxPb6ZT0

I just ordered a couple of those for my Fleaweight.
You have to order them from the European section as the UK are not open due to Government restrictions.

Glad to hear I am not the only one using AVR assembler.

Great event thanks to all who helped organise it.

As long as our flipper is set so throttle stick forward is down and back is flip you can use the throttle cut button. Go down the menu to setup list then down the setup list to throttle cut and set position to act it should work. It is not the best positioned button so I have on one of mine replaced...