robot

introduction

Let's buid with paper and cardboard (or wood and metal) a robot. Then we use servos for the arms and the head and a pair of LEDs for the eyes. Let's have fun to animate

Arduino

http://imago.techtop.it/v/Robot/robofriend-02.jpg.html

program

apri il programma

Arduino

inizia il laboratorio

algorithm

attrezzaggio

pin13

_head

pin3˜

_left_arm

pin5˜

_right_arm

pin10˜

_left_eye

pin11˜

_right_eye

variabili

A = 0

B = 0

ciclo

annotation: eyes on

SWITCH ON (5 Volt) switch on

_left_eye

SWITCH ON (5 Volt) switch on

_right_eye component

annotation: see on the right

ROTATE _head angle: 170

annotation: on the left

ROTATE _head angle: 10

annotation: in front of you

ROTATE _head angle: 90

wait 2000 milliseconds

annotation: hye

REPEAT 3 times

annotation: up the arm

ROTATE _right_arm angle: 170

wait 100 milliseconds

annotation: down

ROTATE _right_arm angle: 150

wait 100 milliseconds

annotation: lampeggia gli occhi

REPEAT 7 times

SWITCH OFF (0 Volt) switch off

_left_eye

SWITCH OFF (0 Volt) switch off

_right_eye component

wait 300 milliseconds

SWITCH ON (5 Volt) switch on

_left_eye

SWITCH ON (5 Volt) switch on

_right_eye component

wait 300 milliseconds

Arduino code

//programma: robot

//******* pin ********

//******* declare ******** 
#include <Servo.h>; //library to work with servo motorsint A=0;//declares the variable 
int B=0;//declares the variable 
Servo _head; //declare 'mioservo' to control the servo motor
const int pin_head=13;//pin of the servo _head
Servo _left_arm; //declare 'mioservo' to control the servo motor
const int pin_left_arm=3;//pin of the servo _left_arm
Servo _right_arm; //declare 'mioservo' to control the servo motor
const int pin_right_arm=5;//pin of the servo _right_arm
const int pin_left_eye=10;//pin of _left_eye
const int pin_right_eye=11;//pin of _right_eye

//********** setup **********  
   void setup(){ 
	
	_head.attach(pin_head); // connect the servo to the pin  
	_left_arm.attach(pin_left_arm); // connect the servo to the pin  
	_right_arm.attach(pin_right_arm); // connect the servo to the pin  
	pinMode(pin_left_eye,OUTPUT);  
	pinMode(pin_right_eye,OUTPUT);  
}

//********** loop ********** 
 void loop() { 
	
	// eyes_on
	digitalWrite(pin_left_eye,HIGH); // HIGH/LOW is the voltage 5V/0V)
	digitalWrite(pin_right_eye,HIGH); // HIGH/LOW is the voltage 5V/0V)
	// see_on_the_right
	_head.write(170);//  servo  position  170° 
	// on_the_left
	_head.write(10);//  servo  position  10° 
	// in_front_of_you
	_head.write(90);//  servo  position  90° 
	delay(2000);//attendi

//********************************
	// hye
	//repeat 3 times 
	for(int i=1;i<=3;i++){

// up_the_arm
	_right_arm.write(170);//  servo  position  170° 
	delay(100);//attendi 
	// down
	_right_arm.write(150);//  servo  position  150° 
	delay(100);//attendi 
		}

//********************************
	// lampeggia gli occhi
	//repeat 7 times 
	for(int i=1;i<=7;i++){

digitalWrite(pin_left_eye,LOW); // HIGH/LOW is the voltage 5V/0V)
	digitalWrite(pin_right_eye,LOW); // HIGH/LOW is the voltage 5V/0V)
	delay(300);//attendi 
	digitalWrite(pin_left_eye,HIGH); // HIGH/LOW is the voltage 5V/0V)
	digitalWrite(pin_right_eye,HIGH); // HIGH/LOW is the voltage 5V/0V)
	delay(300);//attendi 
		}

};//end loop

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