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amc
05-01-2008, 04:53 PM
Hello,

http://andrey.mikhalchuk.com/wp-content/upload/routerbot-small.thumbnail.jpg If you're looking for an inexpensive yet powerful robot you can build one from a Linksys WRT54GL router or similar (there are a lot of routers available from different vendors that can be reworked into robots).

A few parts like servos and servo controller + basic soldering skills + computer are required. The resulting robot can be teleoperated via WiFi and programmed in Bourne Shell.

The video of the robot is available here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BtXiXpSmG9c

The DIY instructions and project description are here: http://andrey.mikhalchuk.com/category/robots

Regards,
Andrey Mikhalchuk

HarryBotter
05-02-2008, 12:50 PM
Great little bot Andrey!!

A wonderful example of what can be built with some imagination and just a minimal selection of readily available parts. I've just got to find the time to build this little guy -- he's rolling along the leading edge of this hobby.

Harry