What do we have?

Electronics

• Raspberry Pi
  • Raspberry Pi 3 B (BT, ES, MC)
  • Raspberry Pi 2 B (ML)
  • Raspberry Pi B+ (MC)
  • Raspberry Pi B 256Mb (6 off ML)
• Raspberry Pi Camera Module (BT, MC, ML)
  • Noir (ES)
• Arduino UNO (at least 6) (ML)
• ESP8266 modules (at least 6) (MC)
• Arduino Esplora (could be used as a controller) (ML)

Robot Bases

(a robot base is a motorised toy/chassis/kit which can (perhaps with some modification) accept a Raspberry Pi based controller)

• Tank/tracked base
  • Heng Long 1:16th Bulldog (MC)
  • Maplin ATR all terrain kit (MC)
  • Spykee (ES)
• Wheeled base
  • Lynxmotion 4x4 base (MC)
  • Smaller Lynxmotion 4x4 base (BT)
  • Bigtrak Jr (MC)
  • two-wheel base - 2 off (MC)
  • Mechanum wheel testbed/Rover 5 (only really works on carpets) (MC)
• Leg/walking base
  • Lynxmotion Biped BRAT (MC)
  • (technically wheeled) Clone of stEve - robot kits for Arduino workshops
• Arms
  • Kit arm (MC)
  • Lynxmotion arms (1 off complete, 1 off missing a few servos) (MC)
• Quadcopter
  • Racing quadcopter (ES)

Controllers

• Analog joystick (ML)
• USB analog joystick (MC)
• PS/2 number pad in stainless steel (ML)
• kit for making an arcade cabinet (BT)
• Space Navigator 3D Mouse (MC)
• Dance Mat (DDR) for PS1/PS2 (ES)
• PS1 controller and PS controller to USB adapter (MC)

Screens/Monitors/Displays

• HDMI monitors (3 off, only available on the day) (ML)
• HDMIPi with stands (9" HD monitor with a built-in Raspberry Pi, runs off 5V 1.2A micro-USB) (3 off ML, 1 off MC)
• An array of 7-seg LEDs (from an old cash register), could be controlled by Arduino and used as a timer or score counter. (ML)
• POV Helmet (composite input) (ES)
• RC monitor (composite input) (ES)

Batteries & Chargers

• LiPo chargers
  • iMax B6 Lipo (and other batteries) charger (BT)
  • Turnigy Accucell 6 LiPo (& NiMh/NiCd/Lead Acid) charger (MC)
• LiPo battery packs
  • 2x ZIPPY Compact 1500mAh 3S 25C XT (BT)
  • 1x Floureon 5000mah 2S 30C (BT)
  • 2x Floureon 5000mah 2S 30C (MC)
  • 2x Floureon 1000mah 2S 20C (MC)
• 5IVE NX82 Twin Delta Peak Charger (Ni-Cd/Ni-MH 2x 6-8 Cells) (MC)
• 3x NiMh 7.2V 3800mAh (MC)

What do we need?

Equipment

• Arcade Cabinet - (AR) making one to (BT) specifications, (AT) to design the graphics
• Big Trak (Original size) - to be adapted to raspberry pi driven
• More Screens!
• LiPo batteries, 2S preferably, to power the robots
• LiPo charger, for use on the day

Materials

• Obstacles & props

What work needs done

• See 1D Robots
• See Raspberry Pi based robot
• Controller plans

Key to abbreviations

Using these to identify contributors in the lists above

• AR - Alan
• AT - Andrew
• BT - Blair
• ES - Euan
• MC - Mark
• ML - MAKLab