I can solder… and I do solder when I need to… However, I’m not the most confident/skilled at it… So, in a lot of my projects, I setup the electronics entirely on a breadboard.  See this picture of my original MobBob built… all electronic done on a tiny breadboard.

However, using a breadboard is not just for the solder-phobic! It can be a useful technique for building robots, so I wanted to share some of the tricks I use for doing robot electronics on a breadboard!

(For anyone new robot builders who are making MobBob, using a breadboard could be a good way to get MobBob up and running quickly. Breadboarding is quick and easy. Also, you can always solder the connections later once you’re sure everything is working.)

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Here is the latest version of the One Servo Walker in action! He can turn as well as walk straight. (It looks pretty aggressive when he turns…)

The design has been refined to make him walk better, and to make him easier for others to build and recreate.

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After getting inspired by the amazing single-servo walking and rolling robots built by erco at www.robotrebels.org, I decided to have a go at designing my own version of the single-servo walker.

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Check out my friend fhareide’s awesome build of the Sphero Strandbeest.

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I’ve started hanging out with a cool, new, online robotics community!

http://www.RobotRebels.org

It’s brand new, so the paint may still be a little wet. However, it is already FULL of the most talented and experienced robot makers you’ll find anywhere.

You’ll meet intelligent people, get answers and help to your robot projects, and best of all, you’ll have fun!

They are the funniest and most welcoming people you’ll find.

Go check it out! 😀

Here’s a trip down memory lane… The very first robot I made as a kid! 80’s Retro Chic! 😛

Check out that state-of-the-art dot-matrix printed label on his front!! And I designed that logo too. 😀

COR – Cassette Operated Robot (Even the name sounds 80s.)

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