RoboBrainRoboBrainAdam BeanAdam Bean

Noah WilsonNoah Wilson

GoalsGoals

Familiarize High School students with the Familiarize High School students with the Computer Engineer profession Computer Engineer profession

Provide a more cost effective solution when Provide a more cost effective solution when compared to currently used kitscompared to currently used kitsTarget price: Target price: $50 RoboBrain w/o expansion parts $50 RoboBrain w/o expansion parts $100 RoboBrain w/ expansion parts$100 RoboBrain w/ expansion parts

Provide more functionality with an intuitive Provide more functionality with an intuitive interfaceinterface

FeaturesFeatures

64k ROM, 4k RAM, 18MHz clock speed64k ROM, 4k RAM, 18MHz clock speed Motor control (DC, servo, stepper) Motor control (DC, servo, stepper) IrDA/sensor communication (sonar)IrDA/sensor communication (sonar) Full duplex communication through UARTFull duplex communication through UART Complete manual detailing featuresComplete manual detailing features Easy to use programming interface using Easy to use programming interface using

simple functions written in C and simple functions written in C and AssemblyAssembly

CompetitorsCompetitors

ParallaxParallax $120 per kit$120 per kit Limited functionality with PBASIC languageLimited functionality with PBASIC language Small amount of memory available to the userSmall amount of memory available to the user

MIT Handy BoardMIT Handy Board $219 w/ Development software$219 w/ Development software 32k RAM, 2k ROM, 2MHz32k RAM, 2k ROM, 2MHz

SchedulingScheduling

Gantt ChartGantt Chart

Sponsors and CostsSponsors and Costs

Cyrus BazeghiCyrus Bazeghi Professor PetersenProfessor Petersen Bill Thompson of Aptos High SchoolBill Thompson of Aptos High School

Development CostsDevelopment Costs Development boards: Development boards: $80$80 Robobrain expansion components: Robobrain expansion components: $100$100 PCB:PCB: $70$70 TOTAL: TOTAL: $250$250