🚀 go-pugleaf

I just thought I'd share my current project with anyone interested.

I'm what you might call a technology recycler.  I hate throwing old
stuff away and prefer using it in new, hopefully unexpected ways.

Currently I am constructing a robot:

The platform is an old wheelchair stripped of everything but frame
and wheels.  To this will be bolted plywood platforms to strengthen the
structure and to support electronics and motors.

The motors are two 20v dc units used for read/write head control in
Digital Equipment RL02 14inch removable platter drives.

The brains to control the on/off forward/reverse motor control are
coming from a Franklin Ace 1200.  The motor control circuitry is out
of one of the Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar volumes.

It's first sensor will be a wire whisker connected physically to a
pot (feedback to original position will be via springs) which will be
connected to one of the 1 bit a/d game inputs on the franklin mother
board.  Actually there will be several wire whiskers. (easier to
correct as afterthought).

I know it sounds like junk, but it has one virtue:  it's costing me
nothing.  =-)  And it should be sufficient for chasing the cat or
frightening small children.  ;-D

Just thought I'd let you all know.

Anthony Clifton