Iggy’s Blog

I haven’t posted in a while because I have been very busy with school. Today I decided to video tape my first robot I built in my robotics class. It’s my first time doing anything in robotics and formally learning a computing language, in this case it’s InteractiveC. Naturally what I’m doing is extremely basic.

In the video the robot is avoiding obsticles by using two infrared sensors and in case it hits something, there are two “bumpers” with switches that make the robot backup. After the bumpers are hit 5 times the 2 LEDs flash and then the robot continues.

Again very basic stuff, but it’s a lot of fun.

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Well Vegas AWFS is over, and what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Just kidding, I couldn’t resist. The trip overall was very fun and I was able to see a lot of new stuff related to the woodworking industry. I have a cool video of a pool trick and pics of car powered by a funny car motor and 2 pulse jets. Yeah Read the rest of this article »

So far it has been great at the AWFS Fair in Las Vegas. It’s a huge wood working show that showcases new and old technology. There have been many things that haven’t changed since the last show but there have been some new additions. One that is especially interesting is the this super fast saw. Read the rest of this article »

I’ll be traveling to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! Read the rest of this article »