Defcon Bot challenge prototype

posted May 1st 2007 11:39pm by Will O'Brien
filed under: robots hacks


[Colin] sent in his prototype for the Defcon bot contest. The performance of the bot in the video is impressive. Hit it after the break. His build looks clean and simple – he even managed to score some sponsorship in the form of pololu servo controllers. Targeting the moving white sensor reminds me of the old MacGuyver episode with the lethal heat seeking robots.

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Update: I woke up to realize that I forgot to embed the video. It should work now.

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