Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The Return of BobbyBot - BB2A

BB2A - I think is where I left off. On the upside: my soldering skills are improving.

Have a few critical issues:

  • Power only supplies back motor and only when connected to USB.
  • Cannot seem to effectively attach his legs - but that is less important bc of previous bullet.


Needed to Move Forward:
  • New micro servo motors
  • Possibly a new battery casing (see lesson learned)
  • Possibly a new Ultrasonic Sensor? Crab. I really should have used a breadboard.
Lessons learned:

  • ALWAYS prototype on a bread board before assembly. What a pain in the ass to spend days completing a build to gind out your gear is blown. 
  • NEVER splice a power source to a two pole switch without an appropriate ground. I spliced my power source and it fried a battery. 

I think I am finally going to put this project to the side and try something different. I could use a win.