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Jim is officially functioning. “Functioning” is a loose term but the bot is able to move forward with both motors in different percentages. I can control what those percentages are with the triggers of a xbox controller and it is all remote. This post is to go over the hardware, current architecture, future plans, and where I struggled the most. Hardware The chassis of Jim is a the (devestator chassis)[https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1477.html]. The “kit” came with the chassis, suspension, drive wheels, runner wheels, track, motors, and some random electronics that I didn’t use....

Hello everyone! I would like to introduce you to Jim. Jim isn’t a person, Jim is a robot. Not just a robot, but a robot that will be mowing my yard after a few iterations. I guess it really isn’t a robot but a drone….but not really a drone either because I will be controlling it directly in the beginning. Ok so Jim is a remote controlled lawn mower. Actually this version of Jim isn’t even that....

Twitch has a lot of interesting conversations happening on it’s platform. You can get a general sense of peoples opinions on upcoming game releases, game developers, other streamers, and even pizza. For some people, knowing the outcomes of these conversations can be valuable data. In this post, I want to walk you through the first step of a data analysis system for taking this raw data and gaining insights from it....

A story in your head isn’t a story. It’s just a daydream until you actually write it down. So write it down. -Andy Weir Why do I want to write I have a lot of ideas in a day. Most are crap. Others lead me down multi-day rabbit holes that end with me creating something valueable or learning something new. Most of the time, I have an idea, make a note about it, then continue with my day never to return to the note again....

Hello there! I don’t quite know how you made your way here but welcome. My name is Ryan Whytsell. I “make” things. By that I mean I tend to break and make things about equally. Fixing things on the other hand I do more often than both. Perhaps I am a fixer…I think that has different connotations that I don’t intend. So lets go with maker instead. The things I fix, make, and break tend to be of the electronic variety....