Servo - August 2015

Beer2D2 sing and dance with them has been beyond heartwarming for me.

At one of the trips to RoboGames, Beer2D2 and several of the robots from the Home Brewed Robotics Club did a parade. There must have been 20 children marching along with the various robots. That was a magical impromptu moment for all of us.

Another one of my other favorite things to do is have Beer2D2 drive around the booths at Maker Faires on Sunday night and see if we can get the incredibly tired folks that have manned those booths to smile after their epic ordeal of talking and demoing their own passions to thousands of humans. Beer2D2 almost always has.

One should always give back to the makers, is Beer2D2’s way of thinking since they often inspire and teach us so much. When in doubt, always thank the makers!

To our surprise, Beer2D2 was actually awarded the Editor’s Choice award at the 2013 Faire. He got a blue ribbon. That's not bad for a previous random pile of Obtainium and a bit of science, robotics, new/used electronics, and stuff.

The Poor Little Guy Eventually Died. But He was Fixable.

In 2014, Beer2D2 really died and was completely unusable. After a bit of difficult surgery, wire cutting, soldering, and adding wire extensions, I was able to rebuild, buy new parts, and replace/build his current six failing battery packs that would no longer take a charge.

Beer2D2 performed well again at RoboGames 2015. With a bit of maintenance, he should be ready for his fifth trip to Maker Faire 2015. Of course, I still cut my hands reaching into his tin can when fixing him ...