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Robot Luggage - Make Your Suitcase Haul Itself Around!

Sunday, March 18th, 2012 – running time 21:19

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Tired of lugging around a bunch of stuff at airports, Ben builds Robot Luggage to help lighten the load with the help of Jesse Robinson!

Hate the hassle of carrying a suitcase, laptop, drink, cell phone and all the other stuff you drag on a flight? Well, lessen the load with this awesome robot luggage - it moves itself along!

Brainstormin'

Ben & Jesse brainstorm how to build self-propelled robot luggage.

01:07 | Play

Sonar Fun

Using ultrasonic sonar sensors, Ben & Jesse work out a positioning system.

03:53 | Play

Motorin'

Jesse describes how to run the motors via an RS-232 interface and battery.

08:13 | Play

Carrying-on with the Build

Ben builds a luggage chassis while Jesse fine-tunes the code.

11:52 | Play

Self-Awareness

Ben & Jesse finish up the robot luggage and test it.

18:26 | Play

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Show Title:
The Ben Heck Show
Description:
Season 3 premieres November 5th with brand new episodes each week! Tune in to join master hacker, engineer, and conjurer of cool stuff Ben Heck as he tackles all new projects. Submit YOUR idea for what Ben should build next at BenHeck@Revision3.com.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 12, 2010
Episodes:
80
Credits
Ben Heck (Host)