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Flipbot: A Wixel-powered RC robot
Posted by Ben on 23 October 2013
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Tags: community projects
Geoff from Tabletop Robotics wrote a tutorial on how to build a Flipbot, a basic differential-drive robot that can keep on going even when flipped upside-down. A Wixel serves as the brains of the robot, and a second Wixel in the remote allows the Flipbot to be wirelessly controlled. In addition to the Wixels, the Flipbot uses a number of Pololu products, including:
- Two micro metal gearmotors
- 22T track set
- DRV8833 dual motor driver carrier
- MMA7361L 3-axis accelerometer
The accelerometer is used to determine when the robot is upside-down. Geoff’s tutorial has a full parts list and a diagram of how everything is connected; the complete source code is also available.