Planning¶

Need name for balancing robot¶

• RollerBot
• Sk8Bot

Hardware needed¶

• IMU
• Servos

Software¶

• ODE
  • Learn ODE
  • Improve MonkeyBot simulation
  • Build RollerBot simulation
• Robotic manipulation
  • Control legs
  • Walking
• Feedback controls
  • Balancing
  • Use MATLAB and ODE simulations

Electrical¶

• Learn how to control servos
• Learn how to read and configure accelerometers (and IMU when we get one)
• Fix MonkeyBot
• Learn how to control roomba wheels

Mechanical¶

• Improve MonkeyBot
• Build simple balancing robot
  • Just a leg with a front-back wheel and a left-right movable weight on top.
• Design & build RollerBot