Our Technology
Student Robotics design, build and develop all of the electronics themselves. As well as providing an additional challenge for the team (often welcomed, often not!), it means the competing sixth forms and colleges have custom hardware tailored to their precise need.
Over the last two years the team have managed to produce an electronics kit that provides lots of functionality but with the flexibility for students to experiment/develop their own solutions. The kit has an easy to use modular design. All of the hardware will be continually developed over the years, providing the best possible resources for competing teams.
Hardware Release
A selection of photos of the 2008 hardware release.
The Motor Board: Control the speed and direction of up to two DC motors.
The Joint IO Board: Control digital outputs and connect analogue sensors.
Power Board: Distribute power & control signals to the other boards.
PWM Board: Independently control up to 5 Servos.
The Slug: Houses the processor at the heart of the robots.
