Where Can I Find a Control Board for an Autonomous Robot with 8 Servos?

[wolram]

I have in mind to build a robot which needs 8 servos to provide movements, what i can not find is a control board, i want the robot to be completely autonomous, no radio control or wires to computer doe's anyone know if a board is made for what i want?
Thanks.

 

[Danger]

Woolie, have you not been warned upon several occasions about advertizing your sex life on line? And I'm pretty sure that at your age, 8 servos are far more than you need for satisfaction.

 

[vk6kro]

Ignoring that last comment... :)

Google has hundreds of control boards.

Depends what you want. Mostly, you program a simple board to react to switches being bumped or ultrasonic detection of barriers or changing light levels or something like that. Decisions are then made to back off, turn left or whatever using control of the motors that drive the wheels if it is a car.

It is a fun thing to do, but very time consuming. Finding one to be already programmed for what you want would be unlikely unless you get a Lego or Radio Shack toy robot that already does tricks.

Robots as used in toys use servos while precision robots probably use stepper motors.

 

[Danger]

Ignoring that last comment... :).

Whoa, dude... don't be stepping on me. My only two priorities in life are to razz Wollie and to get his daughter. Since the latter is out of the question, that leaves only one avenue of escape.

 

[wolram]

http://www.robotshop.ca/society-of-robots-axon-microcontroller.html

I just found this, do you think it will do the job.

 

[wolram]

whoa, dude... Don't be stepping on me. My only two priorities in life are to razz wollie and to get his daughter. Since the latter is out of the question, that leaves only one avenue of escape.

lol,

 

[vk6kro]

Whoa, dude... don't be stepping on me. My only two priorities in life are to razz Wollie and to get his daughter. Since the latter is out of the question, that leaves only one avenue of escape.
I've heard about these isolated mountain families and don't like to get involved in family stuff...




http://www.robotshop.ca/society-of-r...ontroller.html

I just found this, do you think it will do the job.

I guess it depends on what you want to do and if you know how to program the control board or what language it is programmed in. You haven't said what you really want this robot to do.

 

[Danger]

You haven't said what you really want this robot to do.

That's a very good point. I can design and build machines, but have no knowledge of electronics. The end purpose is pretty important for the over-all design.

 

[waht]

Here is a 16 servo controller. You could make a bot with a wide range motion.


http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorcon/pololu-16-servo-controller-kit.shtml



http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorcon/pololu/0J76-500.jpg

 

[Danger]

You could make a bot with a wide range motion.

So many possible responses to that... What to do, I wonder... what to do...?

 

[waht]

So many possible responses to that... What to do, I wonder... what to do...?

Yes!

interpret at your own risk

 

[wolram]

The robot will wander about the house, so no wirer connections between robot and controller they must be onboard, so i need a microcontroller and servo driver on the same board if possible.