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What type of robotics do you build?

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I was talking with an associate of mine who has only built robots for robotics competitions. You know the ones. A robot has to perform a talk better than another. Often, these bots are not built for very heavy duty work. They said, "This is the only type I have ever built, and the only type I want to build."
 

 
This is my associates competition robot. Cost : $15,000+ USD and growing. Money returned to the owners : $0
 
I retorted, "I like to build robots that can actually do useful work." I often build industrial robotics (CNC equipment) meant to be brutally punished in manufacturing operations. Mine do not navigate obstacle courses, but mine have made thousands of parts out of a variety of materials, cut traces on PCBs, among other tasks. This is the only type I have every built.
 

 
This is one of my CNC lathes. Cost : $2,500 USD. Money returned through parts I have made with it : ~$10,000+
 
I would image we all fall into only one or two of these categories. In which allegiance do you align?
 
 
Cabe
 
ps. I do have some desire to make some competition type robotics. Is there a competition for industrial types? If not, there should be.
 
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  • I'm mostly a hobby builder.  Latest, was a little simple rover based on a Instructables post, but using modified servos (converted to constant rotation) and building it in a little storage box.

     

    I've since put it into a larger box to allow for room for additional features (bluetooth radio, or even a network board to connect to a WiFi router).

     

    I'm also a volunteer mentor for one of the many FIRST robotics teams, (1124), and I've been an electronics tinkerer for many, many years.

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  • I'm mostly a hobby builder.  Latest, was a little simple rover based on a Instructables post, but using modified servos (converted to constant rotation) and building it in a little storage box.

     

    I've since put it into a larger box to allow for room for additional features (bluetooth radio, or even a network board to connect to a WiFi router).

     

    I'm also a volunteer mentor for one of the many FIRST robotics teams, (1124), and I've been an electronics tinkerer for many, many years.

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    Arty looks fun! I'm guessing he heads off in a direction where the sonar tells him there's a decent distance before he hits an obstacle. Any chance you could share the code with us?

     

    I've been wondering how hard it would be to get a robot like arty to build up a map of the environment est it is explored.

     

    A lot of work, but a challenging project.