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Twist, Turn and Move Design Challenge with TE Robotics

Use your robotics skills to make that machine move!

See how our winners used the TE Connectors kit, an Arduino Uno, and Robotics Shields to build a mobile robot or arm that performs a specific task.

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  • Blog #2

    ACat10Qt
    This is my second blog post and since my last one, my dad and I bought a robot kit. Like I said in my post, there is a small board which the motors sit on. We are designing a rear wheel holder, which we will 3D print. We are planning on using a ping ...

  • ARDUMOBO blog 3: Ultrasonic sensors testing

    a33333
    Obstacle detection For obstacle detection my mobile robot will use two HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensors. One sensor will be mounted at the front of the truck and the other at the back of the truck so that obstacle detection will be possible in both forward...

  • Pool Butler Blog #7 Twist & Turn - Technical Foul ? SMD relay on thru hole breadboard

    robogary
    Just like at work, as a proposal develops into the prototype, the spec changes on the lessons learned during the build. My best wish would to have several of these SMD relays in the final design. For expediency, I'm using just the one provided in the...
  • Rullit #3 - Wiring

    Rullit #3 - Wiring

    amgalbu
    In this post, I will write about how I use the Arduino board, the DFRobotic shield and the TE connectors 1. Connections overview Picture below shows the components and the wiring   Main components are Arduino Uno R3 board Gravity: 2...

  • Pool Butler Blog #6 Twist & Turn - crimping CPC and D-1000 pins with a generic pin crimper

    robogary
    The Pool Butler (airboat) has 2 plastic covered sandwich enclosures to protect the electronics from water.  Some of the interconnections are in between the boxes, and some wires are to devices outside the boxes.  A wire schedule is used in ...

  • NEO Pixel Font Demo - (Blog 3)

    dougw
    The Twist, Turn, and Move Robotics Design Challenge with TE Connectivity IntroThis project has a lot of moving parts (literally) and not all parts are here to be worked on so I will have to work on bits that I can while waiting for deliveries. This b...
  • Rullit #2 - Mechanical design

    Rullit #2 - Mechanical design

    amgalbu
    Mechanical design In this blog, I will try to explain the considerations I made to come up with the final mechanical design. The criteria the design must met are The cables must be winded inside the robot. It’s not desirable to have cables han...

  • Blog 1: The Robo Cat Goals and Introduction

    jwr50
    Introducing The Robo Cat My daughter and I have lots of fun designing and building robots together, so naturally, we jumped at the chance to participate in the Element14 Twist and Turn and Move Robotics Design Challenge.  Our goal with this pro...

  • Pool Butler Blog #5 Twist & Turn - Messing with Magnets, Flux lines, Hall effect sensor to find home.

    robogary
    In Pool Butler Blog#4 , a statement was made that limit switches or a home switch would be needed to locate the Pool Butler's (airboat) rudder's position after power up. The control is envisioned to use CW and CCW touch switches to move the rudder to...

  • ARDUMOBO blog 2: Testing

    a33333
    Preliminary work I removed the cabin of the truck and took out the windshield so I have more room for mounting the control hardware and power supplies on the truck. I then tested the remote controlled car. It is in working condition. Car is powered ...