Deep Note Takes on Aerosmith
Since Guitar Hero Aerosmith came out, we figured we’d give our bot a crack at it. It managed to play it as well as, if not better than the PC version of Guitar Hero 3, without any modifications at all. That goes to show how easily it can adapt. Here’s[…]
DeepNote finally plays “Through the Fire and the Flames”
Everybody’s been asking for a video of it, so here it is. Enjoy:
Updates to UltimateComputers.net
Getting tired of the Guitar Hero Bot yet? No? Well too bad because today myself and Zach Lynn worked on our computer site, UltimateComputers.net. We’ve done some work on the forum, added a live IRC Chat, and also began restructuring the pages to get ready for our upcoming tweaks which[…]
Work Continues, Camera Battery Dies
Oops, I forget to charge my camera battery, so no pictures today we managed to get some the next day (posted below), but here’s what we’ve done recently. We completely finshed the metal rack that will hold the sensors, and accompanying tripod mount for it. Using module components, we are[…]
Official Bot Name and Website Launch!
As we near the finish line with our Guitar Hero Bot, we are pleased to announce its official name and website!
Exciting Developments
It may be hard to believe, but somehow, we are still working on the bot :) Here’s what I’ve got for ya: The delay switch is now fully programmed and functional. This means that the distance between the sensor bar and the bottom of the screen can be adjusted on[…]
Analyzing Outputs, Tweaking Code, Adding Features, and finishing the Guitar
I haven’t posted an update in a while, but it’s purely because we’ve been so busy with the bot. As the long title of this post implies, we’ve gotten a lot accomplished recently, including finishing the guitar! (not the whole bot, just the physical guitar)…But I’ll get to that in[…]
Testing Mounting Solutions
As we finish tweaking our programming, we’ve been testing options for mounting our sensors. After first experimenting with a plexiglass mount, we moved on to velcro (with a temporary lego and K’nex mount). That was too difficult to adjust, so we finally mounted the boards on rails. We’ve ordered sliding[…]
Moving Towards a Finalized Design
Today was dedicated to getting a working prototype of the guitar in its nearly final form. Since we have redesigned the control board, we modified the original design by cutting connections and jumpering pins to get it working with the programming. This is only temporary for testing purposes. All of[…]
More PCB modding, Prepping the Sensor Track
As yesterday, we continued modding the control PCBs to work with our current programming. In addition to that, we finally started routing a path for our sensing circuits. They will sit on a plexiglass base and be able to slide horizontally to accomidate to differently sized televisions. Pictures from today: