Do you know this classic wooden labyrinth game with two knobs for X and Y rotation?
So, I've decided to modify one by connecting two standard servos to the knobs and let a microcontroller (ATmega32) play the game.
Credits:
- To CarlS www.instructables.com/id/Servo-Controlled-Marble-Maze/ for inspiration.
- To the AVR freaks www.avrfreaks.net especially Dean (aka abcminiuser) for his excellent tutorials.
Please, feel free to write ideas for improvements and modifications.
So, I've decided to modify one by connecting two standard servos to the knobs and let a microcontroller (ATmega32) play the game.
Credits:
- To CarlS www.instructables.com/id/Servo-Controlled-Marble-Maze/ for inspiration.
- To the AVR freaks www.avrfreaks.net especially Dean (aka abcminiuser) for his excellent tutorials.
Please, feel free to write ideas for improvements and modifications.
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I found all the materials for this project laying around at home and there were no plans nor designing. I just took the materials and thought how I can assemble them altogether.
You can use other materials and basically it's a good practice to design and make plans beforehand.
Materials:
1 wooden Labyrinth - 280/230/60 mm
1 wooden board - 400/350/20 mm
4 pieces of wood – 30/30/10 mm
2 pieces of wood - 150/155/10 mm each
2 pieces of wood, L shaped – 120/27/4 mm each side
4 pieces of wood, L shaped – 34/32/8 mm & 18/32/8 mm each
600 mm long strong silk string
8 pieces of rubber – 30/30/1 mm each
4 L brackets, stainless steel – 32/32/1.5 mm each
8 bolts (40/5 mm) with nuts and washers
A bunch of small wood screws and nails
a piece of paper, A4 for example
hot-glue
contact adhesive
insulating tape
Parts:
2 Hitec HS-311 Standard servos
AVR ATmega32 and a programmer – I use the AVR-LIP (EC-AVR) by DeccanRobots
2 straight switch knobs
1 breadboard
Some wires and pins
Tools:
saw, screw-driver, hammer, sharp knife, scissors, clamp etc.
You can use other materials and basically it's a good practice to design and make plans beforehand.
Materials:
1 wooden Labyrinth - 280/230/60 mm
1 wooden board - 400/350/20 mm
4 pieces of wood – 30/30/10 mm
2 pieces of wood - 150/155/10 mm each
2 pieces of wood, L shaped – 120/27/4 mm each side
4 pieces of wood, L shaped – 34/32/8 mm & 18/32/8 mm each
600 mm long strong silk string
8 pieces of rubber – 30/30/1 mm each
4 L brackets, stainless steel – 32/32/1.5 mm each
8 bolts (40/5 mm) with nuts and washers
A bunch of small wood screws and nails
a piece of paper, A4 for example
hot-glue
contact adhesive
insulating tape
Parts:
2 Hitec HS-311 Standard servos
AVR ATmega32 and a programmer – I use the AVR-LIP (EC-AVR) by DeccanRobots
2 straight switch knobs
1 breadboard
Some wires and pins
Tools:
saw, screw-driver, hammer, sharp knife, scissors, clamp etc.
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Would it be much harder to do something similar with a foosball table? I've seen a basic one made entirely out of wooden dowel rods and thin, flat wood pieces for the players. It would be interesting to build a scaled down model with only a couple of rods for each team, then set up two microcontrollers to battle it out. Likely a LOT more complicated than it sounds but it would be a great project.