Stuffination

As mentioned previously, I’ve been working on building a painting robot.  I believe I have finally completed the construction of it.  The only task I have left to complete the robot is the programming.

The robot is comprised of 4 parts:

• 2 motors (essentially winches)
• Painting mechanism
• Controller board

I had previously completed the motors and painting mechanism.  Over the past week I have worked on building the electronics needed to control the paint bot.  This evening I was able to complete the wiring.  I also ran some tests interfacing with the motors and the rough encoders I built for them.

Programming the robot is going to be an interesting challenge.  I am going to be encountering things that I’ve never done before, such as using encoders.  The math required in moving the painting mechanism connected to the motor by 2 none orthogonal lines will be interesting.  I’ve thought about it some, and I’m hoping it wont be too difficult to implement.