December 2011 Talent Contest
Every year in December, the RSSC club holds a talent Show. Anyone can participate. Read more about the rules here.
We haad 3 contestants:
- Henry Arnold with Plexy III
- Henry Arnold with Cricket 2
- Phil with PhilBot
- Bob Huss with Link 1
Henry Arnold with Plexy III
This robot is based on the Leaf robot design.
It uses an Atom-based min ITX computer in a housing used for car computers.
Henry Arnold with Cricket 2. Henry designed this as a cost effective alternative for his Cricket 1 design, which costs more than $200 in parts. This Cricket 2 design takes about $60 in parts. This makes it a viable platform for outreach programs for kids.
Phil demonstrates PhilBot 1.
It is inspired by the BoeBot platform. It uses an Arduino. It currently has a simple "Seek & Beep" program.
Bob Huss with Trashcan robot. He built this in 1985 from a Trashcan. The optics are housed in a PVC pipe. It runs on a Z80- processor.
The audience chose Plexi III by Henry Arnold as the best overal robot.