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#2 2012-05-26 15:38:22
Re: An AI robot.
Sorry, can't help you. Good luck though.
Yeah, I'm mostly inactive. I check in once in a while though. If you want to contact me, I have a contact form at my website, http://escratch.org
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#3 2012-05-26 16:10:40
- silvershine
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Re: An AI robot.
poemon1 wrote:
I'm making an AI robot. I don't know how to start off, though. Any tips? Good sites with robot components? Any site with sensors for edge detection? Thanks!
AI in what sense? One that can go around and make basic decisions on its own?
If that's what your looking for and you're somewhat new to electronics, then I recommend looking in the NXT. It has many plastic pieces that you can snap together, along with the computer to store and run your programs, and several sensors (including sensors that you could use for edge detection).
If you're looking for something a bit more advanced, then I recommend getting a Boe-Bot.
If you're just looking for some electronic parts to use so you can design a robot entirely on your own, RadioShack has a wide variety of components and sensors that you might find useful.
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#4 2012-05-26 19:59:05
Re: An AI robot.
silvershine wrote:
poemon1 wrote:
I'm making an AI robot. I don't know how to start off, though. Any tips? Good sites with robot components? Any site with sensors for edge detection? Thanks!
One that can go around and make basic decisions on its own?
Exactly. Yes.
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#5 2012-05-27 03:17:27
Re: An AI robot.
(I don't know much about this so please forgive me if I'm wrong)
Well, that's pretty hard. I'm thinking you need some way of sensing distance. Like how far away a wall is. So if on the right a wall is say 14cm away, the left the wall is 18cm away, and in front the wall is 10cm away the robot would choose to turn left. Just a thought. (The idea came from this project 
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#6 2012-05-27 03:22:19
- jji7skyline
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Re: An AI robot.
You could get one of those robotic vacuum cleaners and modify it 
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#10 2012-05-27 21:24:48
- jji7skyline
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Re: An AI robot.
poemon1 wrote:
trinary wrote:
What are you trying to get your robot to do?
move across a line of tape, or follow a path.
You could get one of those "Thomas" toys that follow a line that you draw with a special pen and modify it
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#11 2012-05-27 23:01:50
- silvershine
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Re: An AI robot.
poemon1 wrote:
trinary wrote:
What are you trying to get your robot to do?
move across a line of tape, or follow a path.
Again, I recommend the NXT.
http://www.nxtprograms.com/line_follower/steps.html
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#12 2012-05-27 23:51:22
- 16Skittles
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Re: An AI robot.
I will also link to one of my projects here.
I'll also outline the basics of a line following robot. The robot uses two wheels for turning/power. By default, one keeps spinning, which would send it in circles. If the sensor detects that it is over the line (see the mindstorms NXT link for that, which can be applied to more than just the original tutorial) then the main wheel stops and the other goes for a short amount of time, pushing the robot forward and turning it again. Basically, it is a lot of erratic motions pushing it forward.
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#13 2012-05-28 02:27:38
Re: An AI robot.
I recommend getting a Lego NXT Mindstorm robot set, as it is easy to use and can be easily programmed to interact with its surroundings.
They also supply many tutorials on creating and programming your robots, including ones on sensing distance, sensing colour, moving, following lines, playing sounds, and navigating around obstacles.
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#15 2012-05-28 19:03:35
- silvershine
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Re: An AI robot.
poemon1 wrote:
Ok, I know how it works, but I need to know how to make one. From scratch, nothing but a battery, a few wires, some sensors, and some wheels.
Motors? Something to store and execute programs like an Arduino?
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