Build kit

The Ultrasonic Robot

The first kit on the Robotics shelf. A two-wheeled robot drives on its own: it bumps — backs off and turns; it sees a wall 20 cm away with ultrasound — turns without touching; and in the last lesson it follows a drawn line. Its whole «program» is logic on ready CMOS 4000 chips (TI CD4017, CD4029, CD4585 and others), and you derive every formula yourself from what the robot has to do. 15 chips, 2,800 transistors.

This kit is free: all lessons are open, no sign-up needed.

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1 ROBOT · 15 CHIPS · 2,800 TRANSISTORS

What is inside

  1. Introduction
  2. A little history
  3. Lesson 1. The chassis: two wheels
  4. Lesson 2. The «bug»: a bumper and the CD4017
  5. Lesson 3. Ultrasound: centimetres on the display
  6. Lesson 4. Without touching: closer than 20 cm
  7. Lesson 5. Along the line
  8. Summary
  9. All the parts
  10. Instructions in pictures