About
In 1980, using Tod Loofbourrow’s book as a guide, I began construction of a three-wheeled solid aluminum computer-controlled robot.
It was run by a single-board 6502-based computer (Synertek’s SYM-1), programmable via a hex keypad. The robot basically moved around in pre-programmed patterns and was smart enough to back up and avoid objects that it had hit or that it could detect via ultrasonics.
From 1984 to 2009, the robot was in storage. I am currently restoring and repairing it, with a plan to update its computer to something current. I hope to use the robot as a platform for implementing and exploring some long-standing AI theories I’ve had.
This site is a combination historical scrapbook, progress journal, and personal notebook for jotting various notes and thoughts as I continue my work.
Microtron at the state science fair, 1983