From Strava to Motion: Creating an Arduino-Powered Arcade Game with Running Data -- Episode 607

Following on from building an air hockey table, Lorraine is recreating another classic arcade game: the Derby. Instead of horses racing along a track, it will be runners! Find out how to download your running data from strava and move a runner along a track in competition with your family and friends. This project involves a bit of everything: 3d printing, laser cutting, coding in C and using motors with the Arduino Wifi board.

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Bill of Materials

Product Name	Manufacturer	Quantity	Buy Kit
DFROBOT Micro DC Motor, TT Geared, Encoder, 6V, 160RPM, 120:1, L Shape, Arduino Board	DFRobot	4	Buy Now
Expansion Board, Quad DC Motor Driver Shield, Arduino Development Board	DFRobot	1	Buy Now
Microswitch, Miniature, Long Hinge Lever, SPST-NO, Quick Connect, 16 A, 8 V	Omron	4	Buy Now
Single Board Computer, Arduino Uno WiFi, ATmega328P, 14 I/O, 48KB Flash, 6144Bytes SRAM, 256Bytes	Arduino	1	Buy Now
Rocker Switch, On-Off, SPST, Non Illuminated, Panel Mount, Black, PRA	TE Connectivity	1	Buy Now
DC Power Connector, Socket, 2.1 mm, Chassis Mount, Solder	Pro Signal	1	Buy Now
AC/DC Power Supply, Level VI, 1 Output, 15 W, 5 VDC, 3 A	Multicomp	1	Buy Now
Pin Header, Right Angle, Board-to-Board, 2.54 mm, 1 Rows, 6 Contacts, Through Hole Right Angle	AMP - TE CONNECTIVITY	1	Buy Now
Jumper Wire Kit, Male to Female, Multi-Coloured, 200 mm, 0.1" Dupont Connector, 0.2 mm²	Multicomp	1	Buy Now

Additional Parts:

3mm laser acrylic for box, supports and runners

3d printed pulleys

3d printed supports for motors and runners

Timing belt 6mm, 640mm long x 4

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DAB over 2 years ago

Fun build, you could also set this up for monitoring academic challenges, book reading, household chores, all kinds of things.
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lorrainbow over 2 years ago in reply to DAB

I like the automatic-ness of this build. The data is downloaded, the runners move. With other challenges like those you'd have to add manual buttons to record them. And who gets control of the button! Maybe a cool button and passcode panel for a parent to record?? Sounds like another video...
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lorrainbow over 2 years ago in reply to DAB

I like the automatic-ness of this build. The data is downloaded, the runners move. With other challenges like those you'd have to add manual buttons to record them. And who gets control of the button! Maybe a cool button and passcode panel for a parent to record?? Sounds like another video...
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beacon_dave over 2 years ago in reply to lorrainbow

Just need an automatic system to get the parents into their running shoes and out of the door now
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