Current Robot Projects

Yay! I have access to the internet :D

After being at Stanford, I really realized that I extremely like AI and robotics. So, I have many robot projects going on all at one time. Here’s a list:

  • Line following, maze navigating, AI robot
    • Using an Arduino and Processing
    • Started this project at Stanford (they funded it!)
    • 2 DC motors
    • 5 LDRs
    • Chassis is a cardboard and plastic beginners robot kit (bought at the ExplOratorium while at Stanford)
    • I need a gearbox!
  • BubbleBoy
    • A robot that has fake emotions determined by the pushes of buttons and the LDR
    • Using Arduino and Processing
    • 2 Servos
    • 1 LDR
    • 2 Push buttons
    • Chassis is the older BubbleBoy - Pinky one I created
    • I need another Arduino - or an RBBB!
  • MANOI AT01 -> Arduino
    • Transplanting my humanoid to the Arduino board
    • I need 2 or 3 Pololu micro serial servo boards - they can be controlled via a TXRX line, making it easy for the Arduino to control many servos
    • Will write software to control the servos in Processing (easy GUI!)
  • Phoenix
    • Basically, my project for the year. *cough*ISEFhopefully*cough*
    • Uses much of the knowledge I attain from all projects and the Stanford EPGY Summer Institutes AI Program
    • Hospital bedside accompaniment
    • I’m purposefully lacking details here. ;)

Some of the parts I need immediately in order to continue building are expensive though :(

But hey, there’s always Styrobots in my shop ;) ready to be purchased!!

In the meantime, I’m still annotating and pulling all the details out of these books…

  • Building Sociable Robots
  • Probablistic Robotics
  • AI Textbook from Stanford
  • AI journal book from Stanford
  • The Emotion Machine
  • Intro to AI

I’m also compiling a huge blog post of over 1,000 pictures from Stanford :)

Soon after that, I’ll post pics of these projects =D

2 Responses to “Current Robot Projects”


  1. 1 Bogusia

    Sounds like this year is going to be all about Robots! And some really great ideas… I’m so envious - all the time in the world, doing exactly what you want! You are definitely “following your legend”. Congrats!

  2. 2 Adrenalynn

    Heya, Erin! WB!

    Have you considered the SSC-32? Less expensive than all the Pololu’s and you get 32 servos on one serial (even TTL) that way.

    As far as a gearbox goes, have a look at the Solarbotics GM* series gearbox motors, like here: http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/c/3045-Solarbotics.aspx

    Very low current draw, wide voltage range, and a nice little gearbox already implemented.

    Again - Welcome Back! Good to hear [and see!] you so excited!

    — Jodie

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