Please note: This is a do-it-yourself kit that requires assembly with a soldering iron.
- Mr. General is a general purpose robot platform designed to allow students to easily build their first robot. The bread board provides a solder free method of connecting almost any processor to Mr. General's sensors and servos.
- Using 2 servos modified for continuous rotation, speed and direction of both wheels can be controlled using only 2 digital outputs. The 4 infrared sensors on the base can be used as analog or digital inputs for either edge detection or obstacle avoidance.
- With the IR LEDS and sensors, two or more Mr. General can talk to eack other, which will allow us to organize a robot football match
- Comes with infrared compound eye, which can be mounted on the pan/tilt assembly allowing the robot to track moving objects or detect obstacles up to 200mm away.
- Four indicator LEDs are wired in parallel with the IR LEDs and can be individually controlled. The pan / tilt universal sensor bracket is driven by two miniature servos allowing additional sensors / devices to be aimed by the processor using only 2 digital outputs. Voltage rails can be isolated and connected to different voltages allowing the use of 3.3V and 5V devices together.
This kit contains the following:
CD containing:
Instruction manual
Demonstration video
Base PCB with:
4x IR LEDs
4x IR photo-transistors
4x programmable indication LEDs
1x Power switch
1x Power indicator
1x Recharge socket
1x Recharge indicator
Compound eye PCB with:
4x IR LEDs
8x IR photo-transistors
Miscellaneous items:
1x Bread board and jumper cable kit containing 100 male to male and 40 female-female jumper wires in assorted sizes and colors.
1x Pan / Tilt assembly consisting of two miniature servos and three aluminum brackets designed to mount a wide range of infrared and ultrasonic sensors.
2x Standard servos, factory modified for continuous rotation.
2x 40mm wheels with rubber tires
1x Ball caster (20mm)
2x battery holders (2xAA)
1x packet of nuts, bolts, screws and spacers required to assemble Mr. General
Requires the following tools for assembly:
Phillips screwdriver (included)
AA NiMh batteries
Sharp knife
Long-nose plier
Soldering iron
Hex wrench (included)