sumobot

Sketches for my little brother and my competition autonomous sumo-bot.

Todo

• Setup Time-Of-Flight Laser for forward object detection.
• Move Ultrasonic to rear of robot.
• Add 4 Line sensors to detect edge.
• Add beeper tones at start.
• Add varying fighting strategy / robot detection strategies.
• Test varying speeds of continuous servos.

Electronics

• Arduino Pro Micro - ATmega32U4 (5V, 16Mhz)
• HC-SR04 Ultrasonic sensor
• Adafruit VL6180X ToF Distance Ranging Sensor
• (4) QRD1114 Optical Detector / Phototransistors
• (2) Fitec FS90R Continuous Servos w/ Wheels
• 3.7v 2800mAH Single Cell LiPo Battery
• Adafruit PowerBoost 1000c Voltage Booster and LiPo Battery Manager

Prototype Runs

Initial Servo Run and Object Detection: https://www.instagram.com/p/BYmIkLIhEP2/?taken-by=codethebeard

Light Detector

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/qrd1114-optical-detector-hookup-guide