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Submitted by: e024576 Project Website: https://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/showthread.php?18454-Mad-Dog-Robot-Player-for-quot-Minute-to-Win-It-quot-GameshowMad Dog "Minute to Win It" Robot Player
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My first Picaxe 18M2 project... Here's a DIY robot designed to compete in "Mad Dog" challenge as seen on NBC game show "Minute to Win It."
In "Mad Dog," two Tic-Tac boxes are mounted to each end of a 12 inch ruler; contestants pick up the ruler with their teeth and have to shake out all the Tic-Tacs within a minute.
Any universal IR remote control which can produce Sony TV IR signals can control the Mad Dog Robot - either with individual functions or macros running pre-programmed command sequences.
Mad Dog Robot functions:
- mechanical jaw opens / closes, and tightly holds the ruler,
- simulated neck rapidly tilts ruler clockwise / counterclockwise about 45 degrees from horizontal, and finally
- a powered platform moves robot forward / backward to pickup and replace the ruler.
Main components:
- Harbor Freight cordless electric drill motors (2),
- automotive wiper motor,
- Picaxe 18 M2 microcontroller,
- wood and metal components made from stuff available at hardware or home improvement stores.
Part cost is approximately $125. Labor cost only $2 assuming I pay myself 5 cents an hour.
Construction requires basic circuit building and wood and metal-working know how – mostly drilling and sawing – no welding or machining required.
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