Date: 5/12/05

Student Name: Chris Shepherd

TAs: William Dubel

Steven Pickles

Instructors: A. A. Arroyo

E. M. Schwartz

University of Florida

Department of Electrical Engineering

EEL 5666

Intelligent Machines Design Laboratory

Weekly Report 1 (5/12/05)

After the first lecture I looked into the processor boards discussed by William. On William’s recommendation I think I’m going to purchase the ATMEL ATMEGA128 for use in my robot. I feel confident in my soldering capabilities so I will probably order the unbuilt version to reduce costs. I have also looked at previous projects on the website to try to provide inspiration for what kind of robot I wish to build. At this point I am still undecided.