Staticfree Blog

It's that time again: robot crunch time. We worked on our robot until 1:00 last night and ended the night by getting the treads on and aligned. We strapped on (using electrical tape, of course) some 30Amp 12v batteries, a high-current relay and a "Emergency Off" switch on on a long cord and started driving it around outside. We took photos and videos. The thing's a beast and is definitely prepared to crush all hu-mans.

Today, Andrew and I need to make the robot's brain's go. It's got all its brunt, but without brains, it's just a killer robot that makes a ton of noise. With brains, it's a smart killer robot that makes a ton of noise. Smart noise. We've gotten USB part #1 going - the GPS. Next up is the motor controller controller. We need to make one PWM generator for each motor controller that we use, then write some simple code to interact with them. Once we get the USB chip's programming done we're essentially home-free.

On a more chocolaty note, I've forgotten how much I love hot, malted chocolate. Thankfully, I've a rather full container of it on my shelf in Geekhaüs's cupboard. Ah, I miss Geekhaüs - I went to bed before ¾ of its inhabitants at a wholesome 04:00. Now if only Rochester had a job or two lined up for me, it'd be perfect. Well, almost perfect: I still need to get a car so I can visit some friendly .ma.us friends (especially those at remote .edu's).