LATEST TECHNOLOGY: ROBOTS V (LITTLE JOHNNY)

Little Johnny was inspired by the movie Short Circuit, I built him as a robot that could go with me to schools and demo's to get the attention of those I speak to. Johnny is capable of speech, body heat sensory, compass guided navigation, three degree's of freedom in each arm, bending his body and tilting his head.

Target Environment
Indoors
Locomotion Method
Treads

Sensors / Input Devices
3 Sharp GP2D12 IR sensors1 Polaroid ultrasonic sensor2 bump switchesHamamatsu pyroelectric sensor

Actuators / Output Devices

Hobby servos

Control Method
Autonomous
Power Source
Battery
CPU Type
MIT Handyboard
Operating System
None

Programming Lanuage
C
Weight
N/A
Time to build
hundreds of hours
Cost to build
~$900