Add Obstacle Detecting Whiskers to Your Robot

Step 3 Assembly

Time to attach all the pieces to your robot.

Step 1 - (Whiskers to WHIS-01)

• Slip the whisker bolt through the top middle hole in WHIS-01
• Attach a 10 cm length of black wire to the back of this bolt before adding a nut

Step 2 - (WHIS-01 to the robot)

• Using two 3mm x 15mm bolts to attach WHIS-01 and the whiskers to your robot

Step 3 - (Whisker Pickup Wire to WHIS-02) x2

• Strip about 5cm of insulation off the end of two pieces of wire (15cm long)
• Wrap the wire through the slot and around the back of WHIS-02' opening (example of how it looks in the foreground of the photo below)

Step 4 - (Fastening WHIS-02 to the Robot)

• Using two 3mm x 10mm bolts per side fasten the two WHIS-02's to the robot so they extend over the front of the robot (on the inside)

Step 5 - (Sloting in the whiskers)

• Tuck the whiskers into the slots in each of the WHIS-02's
• Bend the whiskers so they naturally rest at the front of the WHIS-02's opening (and it is then pushed to the back when your robot bumps into anything)

Step 6 - Enjoy the Mousiness of your Robot

• enjoy