ALF-1

ALF-1
Originally posted on: November 22, 2012

⚠️ Note: This post is over 10 years old. It was originally published on November 22, 2012. It may contain outdated information on my skills, or reflect my views at that time, which could differ from my current perspectives.

Meet ALF-1

Introduction

To learn the fundamentals of electricity, circuit design and micro computing we were given a robot kit in my Art-74 class. The kit has a simple IC along with a couple photo diodes. When turned on, the amount of light received to each diode determines the resistance on each motor load. Therefore, when calibrated properly the robot shall automatically seek light. I named him (it's a he) ALF-1, or, Autonomous Light Follower One.

Alf Pics

The Brain:

The assembled Kit:


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