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Rope Climbing Robot
Motors: 6 x DC motors, geared. From chineese toys
Controller: PIC 16F873
Driver: 3 x L293D
Interface: com Port, (Max 232)
Software: Visual Basic, (MSComm)
Current consumption :
contol logic: 15 mA
Motors: 450 mA (worst case)
Gripper motions(Youtube)
Robot climbing(Youtube)
the screen dump:
Motions:
The bot can move in all directions (ground motion) controlled by PC.
There is a gripper , which is normally open. The robot is moved so that
the rope comes inside the gripper. The gripper is then closed. Then the climber
motors are actuated so that the bot moves up. Some sensors are placed (temp, light, blah, blah etc ) on top of the bot and it can send the sensor information back to the PC.
The project was done under my guidance and design by a group of 5 UGs of KMEA Engg. College, Ernakulam. The bot was made at SolutionS ElectroLab, Pathadippalam, Ernakulam.
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