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The Arduino Mothbot

Step 2The Planning Stage

The Planning Stage
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Before I started this project I looked around Instructables at a lot of other projects. I also spent some time reading the book "Getting Started with Arduino" by Massimo Banzi. Nearly everything in this project is done from an example on this website or in the book. I designed the project this way in an attempt to make it accessible to the novice roboticist.

In my planning phase I did not only looked at hardware and coding but did my electronics homework as well. I wanted to draw up a simple electronics schematic for this project so I could follow what was going on as I built it. You can see in the picture the different components, power lines, and the Arduino pins. Hopefully it's a clear diagram and also illustrates how simple the electronics for this project is.
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Author:natantus(Chris Gilmer Project)
I'm a software and aerospace engineer. When I've got free time I like to work on robot projects and love to play with my Makerbot Cupcake and Eggbot. I would love to be involved in DIY prosthetics a...
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