RoboBrain

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RoboBrain

• Adam Bean
• Noah Wilson

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Goals

• Familiarize High School students with the
  Computer Engineer profession
• Provide a more cost effective solution when
  compared to currently used kits
• Target price
• 50 RoboBrain w/o expansion parts
• 100 RoboBrain w/ expansion parts
• Provide more functionality with an intuitive
  interface

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Features

• 64k ROM, 4k RAM, 18MHz clock speed
• Motor control (DC, servo, stepper)
• IrDA/sensor communication (sonar)
• Full duplex communication through UART
• Complete manual detailing features
• Easy to use programming interface using simple
  functions written in C and Assembly

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Competitors

• Parallax
• 120 per kit
• Limited functionality with PBASIC language
• Small amount of memory available to the user
• MIT Handy Board
• 219 w/ Development software
• 32k RAM, 2k ROM, 2MHz

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Scheduling

• Gantt Chart

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Sponsors and Costs

• Cyrus Bazeghi
• Professor Petersen
• Bill Thompson of Aptos High School
• Development Costs
• Development boards 80
• Robobrain expansion components 100
• PCB 70
• TOTAL 250