Little bits over time

Tonight's entry is about the power of doing small things over time. I've been building a robot platform for just over a year now(with a few multi-month breaks) and it's finally coming together into something that's a little more presentable than an impractical laptop that resembles a Christmas tree wrapped in lights(without the lights). However, I had a good demonstration of it(outdoors, no less) and despite a little spark to liven things up at the beginning, the actual tech demo of the individual recognition software worked great. I had it identify one of my mom's friends and tell her it was good to finally meet her, and gave her a compliment. As cool as that is, it's just one of the many capabilities that are present or will be. I'll write some more about this later. For now, let's celebrate the wins. I also got the e-stop working off just an accelerometer, which is awesome. That means if it hits something unexpected it will automatically cut power to the wheels. I designed it so that it's 'instinctual' to the robot. More on that later. It wasn't all victory, though. I'm having some difficulties with some other motors. It'll work out though; I've identified a possible solution and am ordering the parts to fix that, as well as a new build plate for the holographic effect. More on that later(ha). It's a good thing nobody reads these. But anyway, I've got to move on. This was tonight's little bit over time. I'm hopeful that I will get into a more regular cadence.