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by alasdair
Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:36 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Snibston 27th December 2011
Replies: 169
Views: 111131

Re: Snibston 27th December 2011

I will be coming as i am spending christmas with my grandparents who live in leicester so it is literally just down the road :D
by alasdair
Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:02 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011
Replies: 385
Views: 242568

Re: AWS 35 - Pontefract - 17th July 2011

I will be able to make it.

Just thought I would say, that we are still (re)building truant for this competetion. We SHOULD, have him done in time, but if not, Disobidiant will see the field of battle. :D
by alasdair
Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:14 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Birmingham TechFest (Micro Mouse 2011)
Replies: 6
Views: 6141

Re: Birmingham TechFest (Micro Mouse 2011)

It was great fun! After LOTS of trouble with my F1 (managed to load the program onto the wrong chip, and I did not have the original!) I had to bipass the entire circtuit to make it just go forwards REALLY FAST! Without the penalty i got a time of 1.2 seconds! My sumo did much better than I expected...
by alasdair
Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:31 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: New Robots- Continued
Replies: 665
Views: 378866

Re: New Robots- Continued

Great looking robot jim! I love how you build your bots- Always a treat to see!
by alasdair
Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:00 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Birmingham TechFest (Micro Mouse 2011)
Replies: 6
Views: 6141

Re: Birmingham TechFest (Micro Mouse 2011)

i will be coming with jhgs.

i will bring my new sumo bot Wasabi, my F1 X-streamliner, and my ants.
by alasdair
Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Roboteering Fails
Replies: 26
Views: 21712

Re: Roboteering Fails

I managed to get a knife blade about a centimeter into my palm. And when I dropped my soldering iron and attempted to catch it by the iron. Luckily I only got it with my thumb and two fingers. :roll:
by alasdair
Wed May 18, 2011 3:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: new forum
Replies: 26
Views: 19071

Re: new forum

Great work on the forum!

But, no avatars?! :(
by alasdair
Wed May 18, 2011 3:21 pm
Forum: Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
Topic: Object Detection Circuit
Replies: 4
Views: 24928

Re: Object Detection Circuit

That sounds like a good plan. How would I design the pcb? It basically needs to have the left and right motor going constantly forward (with the right motor going slightly faster(a variable resistor will sort that)) and a push to break microswitch, which when broken needs to make the left motor go b...
by alasdair
Wed May 18, 2011 12:16 pm
Forum: Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
Topic: Object Detection Circuit
Replies: 4
Views: 24928

Object Detection Circuit

Hi I am looking for a simple object detection circuit for a micromouse. It will have two wheels constantly going forwards, but I will have a sensor sticking out the side to sense if there is a wall (it will automatically be able to turn right due to the body shape) but it will need to have a sensor ...
by alasdair
Sat May 14, 2011 9:57 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Invertable
Replies: 1
Views: 2165

Invertable

I am designing a new robot, and due to the design, he is incredible, but not symmetrical. I have found this much: When it is flipped on it's back, forward and backwards is switched, but the steering stays the same. ( so when i try and turn left or right, it turns left or right accordingly, but when ...