Features & Projects
35
BASHBALL!
by Steve Judd
BotBash returns with a new game,
a radically updated “Active Arena,”
and a different approach to extreme
robotic sports.
38
RoboCup 2007
by Dennis Hong, Karl Muecke,
Robert Mayo, Jesse Hurdus,
and Brad Pullins
DARwIn’s first soccer tournament.
44
Build an Inexpensive
Solar Trickle Charger
From Junk
by Alan Federman
Harness the rays from the sun to
power your outdoor bots.
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46
Beginner’s Guide to
Programming
by Michael Simpson
Lesson 3: Branch, LookUp, LookDown,
and LCD commands.
51
M-BOT
by Ron Hackett
Part 1: Begin construction on this
intelligent, autonomous robot
controlled only by an eight-pin
processor.
55
CAN Networking
Southern Style
by Fred Eady
Put some CAN application code
together and control an LED
before adding additional motor
driver hardware.
62
RoboGames 2007
by Peter Smith
Recap of this year’s event.
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