The 2020 Bot project is really starting to develop, and it will eventually have a dedicated site. For now, I’ve added a 2020 Bot Resources menu to the blog. You’ll definitely want to check out my project posts along with the resources.
Arduino Nano V3.0 CH340G Drivers
I’ve been using the 3.0 version Arduino Nano on the 2020 Bot, which replaces usual FTDI USB to Serial converter with the less expensive CH340G.
2020 Bot Video Instructions
Very rough video instructions are now available on my YouTube channel.
2020 Bot Parts List
A PDF template for the 2020 Bot can be found here. Source code for the 2020 Bot can be found here. Read more for the parts list…
2020 Bot Parts from China
This week I received a box full of possible 2020 Bot parts direct from China. For this order, my goals were to evaluate supplier quality and get an idea on shipping volumes, weights, and costs. I’m seriously considering whether or not it makes sense to offer 2020 Bot kits, or just provide instructions and let everyone fend […]
2020 Bot Motor Choices
Experiments continue on the 2020 Bot! The robot on the left was built using the ubiquitous 28BYJ-48 geared stepper motors and ULN2003 drivers. The robot on the right uses the famous yellow gearboxes plus brush motors with an L9110S dual motor driver board. Which one should I use for the 2020 Bot?
2020 Bot
Slides from my 2020 Bot presentation to the Nashua Robot Builders. The 2020 Bot is a work in progress…
Introducing the EB1
Well, the EB1 has actually been around a while. It’s the brain child of Tully from Samurai Circuits. A few years back he tried to convince me to work on an inexpensive Arduino compatible platform that could be used for teaching electronics and programming, but without needing a lot of extra pieces (like a breadboard, […]
NRB – Robot Kit Presentation
This is a short presentation about robot kits I gave at a Nashua Robot Builders meeting.
Cheap Robots
To get started with off the shelf robotic kits, there seems to be a price threshold of about $50 for a bare bones ugly hack-kit.