From: MAKE Magazine
John Harris of Willows, CA, build TOBI the ToolBot, a robot that
packs a Propeller, a TPA81 Devantech 8 Pixel thermal sensor array,
Parallax HB-25 motor controllers, and 3 Ping))) ultrasonic sensors.
It can carry a full toolbox and a laptop up a ramp. Read the Full
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