Golem

Haven't worked on this for a while, but I did make progress on the motors.  At first I just hollowed 2x4 lego bricks and fit a small motor inside.  I invested in a 3d printer and after learning that somewhat, I was able to start making these (Pic below)  Next I am going to work on a casing for the electronics that would also work with legos.  So far, I haven't had much luck with due to warping and shrinkage.  After the part is printed, the fit isn't quite right.  I had better luck with the smaller motor blocks after I adjusted some settings and made a few small modifications to the size of the pegs.  Since this is one of my next projects, Im hoping to have it done soon.

Ok so I got a new board soldered up with the atmega88 and also settled on all the component values. It passed the smoke test so tomorrow I will begin loading the code and making sure it works on the new uC. As long as the everything works out great, I plan on getting a pcb together and sending it out to get some professionally made that are smaller in size. My next immediate step is to turn the slider switch I have now (switch from program to playback) into a tactile switch because using the slider can be clumsy at times. Then I would like to get a second "action" switch going so the end user would have more options for inputs. On the motor side, you could get as many going as you would like as long as you have enough h-bridges and ADC pins. All in all, its coming together better and better. It has been a project for a long while now and it feels good to finally put it completely on the front burner and push for a end that may actually be in sight this time.