The Boe-Bot's flexibility stems from the fact that it's a rolling Board of
Education. All I/O projects are built on the breadboard. The Board of
Education (and BS2-IC) may be removed to be used as your platform
for the other Stamps in Class curriculum. The robot may be programmed
to follow a line, solve a maze, follow light, or communicate with another
robot by following the instruction of the Robotics text v1.5.

If you think one robot is interesting, wait until you see two of them battling
for control Sumo-style. The new SumoBot is a competition-ready robot
designed within the Northwest Robot Mini-Sumo Tournament rules. This
little pusher will locate and knock its opponent right out of the ring while
detecting the outside circle should an escape move be necessary. The
electronics consists of a surface-mounted BASIC Stamp 2, infrared
sensors to detect your opponent and the edge of the Sumo Ring. The
hardware package includes the black anodized aluminum chassis and
scoop, servo motors, wheels, 4AA power pack (batteries not included)
mounting standoffs and screws. The documentation takes you from basic
moves to one-on-one combat.

The Penguin robot is a precision-machined 4” tall biped with an embedded BASIC Stamp 2px24
microcontroller. Similar to his larger cousin the Toddler, the Penguin walks forward with a
tilt-stride action and turns by sweeping both feet on the ground in opposite directions. This
basic biped design works best in the Penguin’s small scale. The Penguin’s parts have a
close-tolerance fit and are designed to make use of precise electronic control. Set aside
three hours to assemble a Penguin.

Writing code for the Penguin is quite easy. First, the servo center and tilt/stride limits are set
and written to EEPROM using the Penguin-ServoCalibration. bpx program. Subsequent programs
use the values stored in EEPROM, making it easy to share Penguin code without having to adjust
servo PULSOUT constants in each program. Sensors are added into the subroutines,
and a direction of travel is executed by assigning a value to the WALK variable (forward, back,
left or right). Sensors are monitored between walking movements, without the headache of
linking walking movements being handled by the rest of the PBASIC program.

The Penguin robot performs best on your desk or other hard surfaces. It is not designed for
long-distance adventuring across thick carpet, but a tight, low-pile carpet is an acceptable
walking surface. The Penguin’s electronics are fully assembled and wired to an assortment of
sensors and output devices.

Penguin Features:

. a)　BS2px24 module chipset
. b)　CNC-machined 6061 aluminum parts available in black, red, blue or nickel
. c)　Hitachi HM55B Digital Compass sensor
. d)　(2) photoresistors for light following/avoidance
. e)　(2) infrared emitters and an infrared receiver for object detection or remote control using
　　　　the Parallax infrared remote control
. f)　Blue seven-segment LED for feedback
. g)　 (2) micro servos for tilt and stride
. h)　Piezospeaker in body underneath battery pack
. i)　Expansion port for the Ping))) Ultrasonic Sensor, Parallax RF Modules or other input/output
　　　 components
. j)　Power switch located adjacent to battery pack
. k)　FTDI 232RL mini USB programming port
. l)　(2) CR123 batteries for 6V power supply (included)
. m)　Blue power indicator LED