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The Fifty Dollar Sumobot, Part II

As you may have read on a prior post, Brian and I are looking to create a $50 mini-sumobot to “A” see if its possible, and “B” share our results with other hackers out there, especially new ones that are considering building a low budget bot.  We will be providing our data, design and source code to any who want to see it.  This post is to outline the parameters of the project.

Before we can get started, we want to establish some parameters with regard to our design.  This design should hopefully meet the following requirements:

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The Fifty Dollar Sumobot Challenge, Part I

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Many readers of this blog have probably either built a mini-Sumobot or watched one in a mini-Sumobot competition.  They are works of art, a tight little bundle of power, sensors and control, with one task in mind: push the other little bugger off the mat.  The designs on these little bots vary widely in design as well as performance.  Did I mention that they can be expensive?  Even ready to make kits are over $100 shipped to your door.  And if you are going to buy a lot of specialized parts online including the right motors, wheels, sensors and a brain can cost you a fair amount.

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