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Jumpstarting the Onion Omega2
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Jumpstarting the Onion Omega2

by Wolfram Donat
July 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
50 pages
1h 4m
English
Make: Community
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Chapter 4 The Photovore

I’ve been interested in light-following robots, or photovores (“light-eaters”), as they’re called, ever since I saw my first BEAM robotic creations. BEAM robots use elements of biology, electronics, art, and mechanics to make realistic mechanical creatures—a photovore would fit perfectly into the right ecosystem.

At its simplest, a photovore uses photoresistors to “look” for the brightest light in the area and then moves in that direction. Many photovores are powered by solar cells, so it’s in their best interest to find the brightest spot around. Once they find it, they sit and recharge until the light moves, and then ...

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