Components
ITEM |
NUMBER |
LOCATION |
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Skirt |
1 |
Clear plastic circular item surrounding robot |
Chassis |
1 |
Circular black plate on which components are mounted |
Microcontroller |
1 |
Large green plate mounted on chassis |
Photocells |
2 |
White, facing forward toward each eye slot - indicated by L Photo cell or R Photo cell written on board by each |
IR Emitters |
2 |
Facing forward toward each eye slot - IR emitter written on board by each |
IR Detector |
1 |
Center front of robot - IR detector written on board |
LCD |
1 |
Mounted near back of microcontroller |
Bump Sensors |
3 |
Evenly spaced around chassis |
Cable slot |
1 |
White, mounted at rear of microcontroller behind the LCD |
Microphone |
1 |
Mounted at left front of board, in front of LCD, between two blue capacitors (labeled C13 and C14) - microphone is printed on the board - partially visible |
Power Switch |
1 |
Mounted on right behind LCD |
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Center: off |
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Left: Run (Run is printed on the board) |
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Right: Download (Download is printed on the board) |
Power Cable |
1 |
Red cable behind power switch (Insert at beginning of class, remove at end of class) |
Reset Button |
1 |
Behind power switch at bottom right of board - black on a raised white square |
Power Light |
1 |
Red, bottom right of board, to the left of the Reset Button |
Caster |
1 |
Wheel at the rear of robot - see instructor if it is touching skirt |
Wheels |
1 |
One on each side - see instructor if either is touching skirt |
Motors |
2 |
1 attached to each wheel |
Shaft Encoders |
2 |
Circular striped paper on inside portion of each wheel - see instructor if one becomes loose |
Skirt Supports |
3 |
Black vertical tubing between skirt and chassis |
Batteries |
6 |
Under the Robot, two in one container, 4 in another container - instructor will remove and recharge when needed |