Servo Hunt: Funding My Biped Bot Hips!
Day 2: Ghana 15yo maker goes HARD 🚀
Emailed 3 robotics orgs already (Ghana Robotics Academy, Code Club, Bountiful Tech). Awaiting mentor replies!
Tonight's Progress
Ran my sine wave gait code → alternating hips LIVE:
Step 0: L+0.0° R+0.0°
Step 1: L+3.0° R-3.0°
Step 5: L+14.6° R-14.6°
Step 25: L+0.0° R+0.0°
Jumia Price Check (Accra Delivery)
📦 SG90 Servo (x2): ₵60-80 total
🧠Pi Zero 2W: ₵180-250
🔋 Battery pack: ₵40
TOTAL START: ₵300 (~$20 USD)
3x $5 freelance writing gigs = HIP WALKING VIDEO next week!
The Vision
Week 1: Hips swinging (GPIO 18/19)
Week 3: Knees bending (GPIO 20/21)
Month 2: Camera eyes + Perplexity API voice chat
Month 6: Explorer bot bids Upwork FOR ME 😎
Who's hiring Ghana robotics writers? Need guest posts, tech summaries, maker tutorials!
Drop comments: Servo tips? Ghana suppliers? First gig offers?
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