#Frogo#

First stab at an autonomous robot. Small 2 wheeled frog looking thing.

##Introduction## Started off with the idea to make a platform to investigate robotic control, path planning, servo control, etc...

###Original vision###

• Four wheeled, controlled by DC motors with encoders
• Double decker wood base
• Powered by 4 AA batteries
• Breadboard for some glue circuitry (i.e. power regulators, motor drivers, etc.)
• "Frog eyes" i.e. ultrasound sensors
• Brains by Xplain Atmel development kit
• 4.3" LCD screen for diagnostic purposes as well as to look cool

###Actual Hardware###

• Four Two wheeled, controlled by DC motors with encoders (added front caster)
• Double decker Single wood base
• Powered by 4 AA batteries
• Breadboard for some glue circuitry (i.e. power regulators, motor drivers, etc.)
• "Frog eyes" i.e. ultrasound sensors
• Brains by Xplain Atmel development kit
• 4.3" LCD screen for diagnostic purposes as well as to look cool

##Progress## I started this project in 2010 but then I moved homes and this guy got packed up. I got busy with life so I never revived this project.

It's not the smartest robot. In fact all it does is drive in a straight line for a certain amount of encoder counts. The framework is there to drive the motors based on commands. I played around a bit by pre-programming a path such as to go straight for xx counts, turn left for yy counts, etc. I had the thought of connecting a ZigBee radio and communicating to it with a computer running a program to give commands. But never made it to that point

##License## GPL v3