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Robots using GM15s
Dave Hrynkiw
March 28, 2005
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. If you didn't already know, Solarbotics has been moving offices, and it's taken a surprising amount of effort to get everbody/thing moved and settled. Beyond that, I've found some time to websurf...just a bit!
A GM15 linefollower? Neat!
(Update!:)He's just posted a video of it going ~40cm/s (although he's hoping to get it up to 100cm/s)!
An autonomous submarine? WOW!
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