Tank Robot

This is just a test of my homemade robot...

First time making a Windows program in C++, so its pretty bare. Parts are Orangutan LV-168 from Pololu.com and the "Tankbot" kit from BudgetRobotics.com. Runs on 3 NiMH batteries.

(The Rx/Tx line came apart at the end... I'm gonna make this bluetooth-wireless so I can run it in another room) More functionality to come =] (Whats better... shovel in front, or fan - for putting out small fires?)

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• robot
• tank
• tread
• C++
• windows
• program
• serial
• pololu
• tamiya
• AVR
• microcontroller
• uc
• micro
• controller
• orangutan

[camaza156]

nice !! how long did it take u to build and program it?

[eckz59]

it took me a day lol. I had a class where I programmed a similar robot with a PIC uC, but for this project I used Atmel AVRmega168 which meant I had to research the functions in the avr-libc library. Also, I did not know the first thing about writing a Windows GUI program with the Win32 API.

The actual building of the robot took maybe 20 minutes, tops.

[mapumac]

yeah i been wantin to know how to progarm in c++ you have great skill not maney people can do want you can do great vid anyway

[eckz59]

thank you. It's really easy to learn C (there is a really quick intro in a book called Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson), and C++ just adds virtual objects like (for example) a deck of cards. That deck of cards consists of other objects (cards), which have attributes that are stored in variables.

[Kimrcz]

Cool

[m4unot]

Can I use Microsoft Visual C + + Express Edition 2010 compiler to program /​control my robot? - Can you make a video / tutorial, please.

[mrLolman54]

haha send me one!

[finktube]

Zippo on the front, for starting small fires.

[satweavers]

Yikes! BedBots! How do you get rid of 'em?

[BlueFlyer101]

AWSOME

[VardanB92]

and spacebar to fire a rocket? xD

[crazybombhacker]

Hey can you teach me how to do this i really want to be a person that makes robots and programs them. Whats that called again:? Anyway im learning c++ how do i make those robots?

[XxXErikssonXxX]

ur computer cost 2700Dollar ;P