EE40LX

I recently finished an edx course (EE40LX Electronic Interfaces) where I needed to construct a robot to certain specification. It had to be able to emit sounds, respond to sounds, respond to light, and of course move. The course used an MSP430G2 Launchpad for the microcontroller, but any microcontroller could be used. I used a PIC 16F1705 on two small breadboards and using counter-weight motors to build out a 'hopper' robot.

I then coded in C using Microchip's MPLABX IDE. Here is my final submission: https://youtu.be/o60SYDt0F4o

It was a great course! I highly recommend edx courses for anyone.
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