First Prototype
Here we have our fist robot that consist of two motors that control six legs. On the bottom of each leg we have small tires that help push the robot further. During the tes the robot went straight but at a very slow speed. When we tried to make the robot turn, however, the robot started falling over itself. Another problem was that the broke very easily. the mottors on the left side of the bot kept fallin out, or not moving at all. A lot of improvement is needed.
Prototype 2
In this design you can see that we added alot more support on the legs, also the mottors are spread further apart to keep the robot more stable and have a better center of gravity. The two newly added light sensor on the front of the robot help the robot stay in between the two lines of the course. Other that that it's basically the same design as prototype 1. During the test the robot went forward but at a very very very slow rate, turning has inproved but there was noone that this robot would make it to the other side in time.
The Program
Basically what this prgram does is that it tells the robot to go straight and once the robot hits sees a black line depending on what side it turns in the oposite direction.
The design as of now is simply wheels. The legs were frustrating to use and they would break all the time. The second design had the tendency to stay in place, turn, and have legs rip off. The current design is just four wheels on a chassis with to light sensors to turn and stay inside the road.