SBOT STATUS

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given. Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

sbot6

• first generation
• traction sensor not working at all
• gripper open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
• Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
• Camera bit out of focus
• Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 8

• first generation
• traction sensor not working at all
• Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 9

• first generation
• traction sensor not working at all
• LIGHT SENSOR NOT WORKING AT ALL
• Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
• Camera quite a red image
• Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 13

• gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)
• Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 19

• IR n 15 is not working at all
• Last tested 11th October 2005

sbot 22

Working

• Gripper
• Rotation
• Tracks
• Proximity Sensor
• Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
• Camera

Not working

• Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

Last tested 14th October 2005

sbot 23

• gripper doesn't close firmly
• point of gripper tooth broken
• flexible arm
• one treel broken ??
• Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 24

• Camera out of focus
• Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 26

• No network connection
• Plastic of LED ring broken. Sbot unusable.
• Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 30

Working

• Gripper
• Rotation
• Tracks
• Proximity Sensor
• Traction Sensor
• Camera

Not working

• cracked perspex on camera tower
• camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

sbot 32

Working

• Traction Sensors
• Proximity Sensors
• Gripper
• Rotation
• Tracks

Not Working

• Camera very out of focus

Last tested 3rd October 2005

sbot 35

Working

Not Working

• Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
• Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

• Last tested 14th October 2005

sbot 36

• Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.
• Last tested 3rd October 2005