We like to have some play time at Solarbotics, and the "Bare Bones Photovore" is the results of one of these play sessions. It's a very simple (amongst the simplest, we'll hazard to say) light-seeking solar-powered robot, and find it easy to build using the Bicore Experimenter's PCB.
Shok Circuits
Dave Hrynkiw
August 15, 2001
Here's a little something from Grant in the development lab - a very simple pair of circuits based on Mark Tilden's Bicore Shok architecture.
This circuit makes for a very simple, effective Photovore robots, or even a photo-head. Take a look - schematics & parts listed included!
We've also added a gallery entry for these little robots, so you can see for yourself what they look like.
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