Category Archives: MiniSumo

Robot Army

My sumo army is slowly growing… I ran out of wheels so one of them is still in pieces. Poor little robot…. it just wants to fight! I’ll have these at the O.R.E. meeting tonight (May 9, 2011) for any … Continue reading

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SumoORE production underway

SumoORE production line is running at full capacity. ;-). Cutting chassis for these guys this afternoon and then I’ll have plenty for the time being.

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Sumo software libraries available

The first cut of the SumoORE software libraries and demo code is now available for download from the O.R.E. wiki webpages here: http://wiki.ottawarobotics.org/index.php?title=SumoORE_Software The major functions and features of the software library is detailed there also, as well as a … Continue reading

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First steps with the sumoORE platform

Well, the sumoORE robot is coming along nicely. I’ve got all the software libraries essentially in place now so I wrote a quick little bit of code to demo a simple mini sumo. It checks the line sensors first. If … Continue reading

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CNRG/ORE Robot games website is live!

The Ottawa Robotics Enthusiast (O.R.E) group will be hosting a Canadian National Robot Games Regional competition on June 11th, 2011, in the Arts Court “Library”. The competition will be held at Arts Court, starting at 10am until 4pm. The event … Continue reading

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Back to the SumoORE chassis

Made some updates to the SumoORE chassis today. I moved the front blade out flush at the front, shaved a bit off the back, cut some openings at the back for the rear IR. Instead of black like the first … Continue reading

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Working on sumoORE pcbs

Received the sumoORE pcbs from Seeedstudio finally so I’m working on building up a test platform with PCB and base. Assembly of the pcbs went pretty good. Lots of wide open space on these guys. Schematics and details can be … Continue reading

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Moxie M38-360 continuous servo for minisumo

Received my Moxie continuous servos from lowpricerc.com last night and took a quick look at them. Pretty decent little things for $3.40! Metal bushing on the output shaft, decently fast and reasonably torquey. Construction inside was not too bad… no … Continue reading

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Thinking about mini sumos

I drew up a quick design in QCad and cut it out of sintra this afternoon to see how it would work to create a little snap together minisumo frame. The idea is that the batteries and motors are held … Continue reading

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