My cat-chasing robot now has sensors

I now have sensors. They’re a bit lopsided, but they function. It’s worse that they’re a bit off-center. My code needs work. It tends to find a cat (or me) and then move forwards a bit, then start spinning.

Robot right view

Robot right view

Robot left view

Robot left view

Robot center view

Robot center view

And here’s a movie. Click the image to play it.



2 Comments

  1. There is an LED on the back that lights red when it sees motion to the left, green when it sees motion to the right, and blue when it sees motion ahead. Blue doesn’t seem to light often enough.

  2. I’m working on a more stable mounting for the sensors. This will involve putting some vertical posts in and slipping the battery pack between them. The new robot probably won’t look as friendly, but I don’t want it to look mean.

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