Thank you for this warning. Do you know a simple solution without such a problem? Are the typical steper motor drivers protected? Or is it possilbe to solder something to the sevomotor to add protection (a relay might work but seems to be a little bit overengenieered?).

@@michaegi4717 maybe a ground pin?

@@michaegi4717 I've used like a drv8834 that has a regulator on it and you can set your own current limit on it. Idk if can be used for what you've got here but you can look into something like it

@@michaegi4717 Unfortunately no, I don't see a solution. Servos were really never intended to be backdriven like this, thus they have a habit of breaking. Some servos tolerate it longer than others, but you never really know. I think stepper motors would be a better choise. They're pretty much servos but can rotate infinitely. Only problem is that they need some sort of indication of the zero position of the shaft. Some steppers come prebuilt with an encoder that tells them what position they're in and if they lose steps.

@@michaegi4717 I think you could open the servos and modified the internal driver

self learning mechanism maybe?

@@hisyam1664 Not quite, it's more like you give it the inputs to complete the levels and it follows them.

Pac-Man cant always be finished with same set of moves, Ghosts have their behaviours but they still follow you differently each time you play

@@hughneutron8620 well it would have to be self learning as the ghosts can go different ways so it would be simple to just make it self learning.

@@rendered5247 That is true. Machine learning is much more optimal here. I was just stating that you could 'technically' pull it off with standard code.

is that a star trek reference???

@@ishigamiyu1991 Rick and morty

@@Madblaster6 by the 3 "?", i think he was joking

I never understood that joke what did I it mean

@@namanjalan7547 look up what’s my purpose, Rick and Morty

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Aaaaand the left

Ok but let's talk about that pfp

No cat, no dog...

Yes I have to say I don't think the current production process would be the best lol. But I could see that being a real product

there are already programs that display inputs

The reason this works is because the servo can read its position, and I assume the delay is to allow it to determine that you have stopped providing input and that you are ready for the bot to repeat your actions. It isn't really designed to do what you're asking of it.

it would never be able to keep up with the input speed of any half decent fighting game player though

And it spits out a you lose when you fail.

@@ralexcraft990 Or it electrocutes you

Haha good one

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Glad you liked it!

@@MakerB Is a name given to these projects, like the box with a switch? "Rube Goldberg'?

@@bob-ny6kn no, Rube Goldberg machines have a purpose but do it in overly complex ways, these ones simply have no purpose. The best way to find them would just be to look up "useless machines"

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thank you!

I like that idea. Will add it to the queue.