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How are you doing,
@zappman ?
Quote from: Chris Savage on Feb 19, 2026, 09:12 PM......
How are you doing, @zappman ?
I am doing good.
I now have a backlog of robot kits to build.
I have 3 robot kits from SunFounder (https://www.sunfounder.com/)
When I get some time I will create 3 Forum posts, one for each kit.
Quote from: zappman on Feb 19, 2026, 09:49 PMI now have a backlog of robot kits to build. When I get some time I will create 3 Forum posts, one for each kit.
Very cool! Can't wait to see them.
Agreed, robotics is one area in which I am constantly lacking. Zappman, maybe your articles will motivate me to get back into robotics.
Quote from: granz on Feb 20, 2026, 07:52 AMAgreed, robotics is one area in which I am constantly lacking. Zappman, maybe your articles will motivate me to get back into robotics.
I haven't done anything with robotics since Parallax laid me off...no motivation anymore.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Feb 20, 2026, 09:12 AMI haven't done anything with robotics since Parallax laid me off...no motivation anymore.
My last attempt at anything "robotic" was my 5 Tier Arlo. Never got very far with it. Now it's just a bookshelf under my workbench. LOL
@zappman - looking forward to seeing your builds.
Paul
Quote from: doggiedoc on Feb 21, 2026, 08:19 AMQuote from: Chris Savage on Feb 20, 2026, 09:12 AMI haven't done anything with robotics since Parallax laid me off...no motivation anymore.
My last attempt at anything "robotic" was my 5 Tier Arlo. Never got very far with it. Now it's just a bookshelf under my workbench. LOL
@zappman - looking forward to seeing your builds.
Paul
I know someone that knows about your "Arlo Robot" :)
Servo Magazine (https://servo.texterity.com/servo/201408/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=47#pg47)
Quote from: zappman on Feb 21, 2026, 09:05 AMI know someone that knows about your "Arlo Robot" :)
I wonder...does Parallax even still
have the Arlo? <after checking> Nope! Discontinued, like everything else. Sad. But thank you for remembering my article. I need to submit more.
Quote from: zappman on Feb 19, 2026, 09:49 PMI am doing good. I now have a backlog of robot kits to build.
I just found two boxes, virtually unmarked, so I forgot what was in them. They're both robot chassis I bought like 4 years ago and then forgot about! I need to take some photos.
I also have, around here somewhere, a robot base (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F41G9Z6) that needs to be put together. Amazon says that I ordered it back in 2021 :o , and I was planning on using a Prop for the brain for the thing. If I find it and get it put together :( , I will probably use a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Pico.
I have a Propeller Boebot, a robot chassis from the author of the last Robot Bonanza book and a MakeBlock bot ( Arduino based) that is heavily modified. All collecting dust. The last thing I did was put a Pi-Zero 2W with a camera on the MakeBlock and installed computer vision on it. It had a web server on it to see where it was going in my web browser but the frame rate was about 1 fps
Quote from: granz on Mar 13, 2026, 03:55 PMI also have, around here somewhere, a robot base that needs to be put together. Amazon says that I ordered it back in 2021 :o
Thank you for reminding me that I could just look these up on Amazon! :-[
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/611d2y0b0EL._AC_SL1500_.jpg)
This is the first one (https://a.co/d/05EdA5iH) (look familiar,
@granz ?)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61t+ePZU3eL._AC_SL1300_.jpg)
This is the second one (https://a.co/d/09wkawcp).
Looks like I ordered both in Jul of 2022.