[Blackpool] Loom band launchers

[Les Pounder]

Hi Arthur

No problem, thanks for coming along

I've written a short blog post
http://blackpoolraspberryjam.co.uk/our-first-jam-was-a-massive-success/

Your robot rocket launcher looks great, well done. I'd love to see it in
action at the next meeting.

Well done!

Best
Les

On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,Thanks again to Mike H and Les for their efforts on Saturday.  Jack and
> I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  Jack has been programming in python on the
> raspi today, working from the book you kindly lent us Les.
> Heres a video of the loom band rocket launchers in action, my Bob robot
> doesn't have a brain yet so I hooked the launchers up to the Arduino.
> Eventually I want to be able to control how many missiles launch each time
> but here the Arduino fires them off in one salvo if you hold the button
> down.  The launchers are set parallel to each other and the plan is the
> robot will pivot on its hip servos to engage targets nearby.  It's a bit
> ambitious but it should be possible!
> http://youtu.be/8AXPHU5pEO8
>
> See you on Saturday
> Arthur
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