🤖 My Robot Build & Setup

My Mechanical & Power Baseline: I have successfully put together the mechanical foundation of my bumper car—finishing the 2-wheel differential drive setup, adding a ball caster for stability, installing 2 engines, and wiring up the battery.

My Control & Wireless Integration: I integrated a robot controller and a wireless transceiver to handle remote commands, and I have an external programmer ready to flash my code onto the hardware.

My Smart Component Choice: Instead of spending time designing and manufacturing my own custom PCB from scratch, I realized I can save time and effort by buying a pre-made, highly integrated board like the Baby Orangutan B-328 Robot Controller. Since it already includes an ATmega328P microcontroller and an on-board dual H-bridge motor driver in a tiny package, it perfectly fills the electronic gaps I had!

🛠️ My Hardware Ecosystem & Community Goals

Beyond the physical workbench, I explored how to scale my building skills and get involved with the community:

Hardware Super Builder: I learned about the process to apply to become a Hardware Super Builder to showcase my engineering and making skills.

The Printing Legion: I discovered the Printing Legion and how to leverage community resources/3D printing for my project.

Outpost Submissions & Stipends: I learned how to submit my hardware projects via the Outpost Design Submission form and figured out how to apply for additional Outpost travel stipends to bring my creations to events.