Product Analysis

Input

Process

Output

Input

Process

Output

Phototransistor Potentiometer

Logic Gates Logic Gates

Motors Motors

Phototransistor

Logic Gates

Motors

Brain Bot

Hexapod Product

Code

Price

1 x Phototransistor

58-0325

£0.20

16 x Resistors

62-05XX

£0.16

1 x Preset Potentiometer

67-0616

£0.30

2 x Unpolarised Capacitor

10-4150

£0.16

3 x Polarised Capacitor

11-2686

£0.18

1 x Infra-Red LED

58-0320

£0.20

9 x Transistors

35-0235

£0.90

1 x Toggle Switch

76-0100

£0.11

1 x LF412N

82-0256

£0.80

2 x Motors

37-0144

£0.90

1 x Diode 1N4148

47-3308

£0.01

1 x 2AA Holder

18-3683

£0.75

1 x PP3 Holder

18-0157

£0.85

Total

Product

Code

Price

1 x 8 Pin Chip Holder

22-0150

£0.05

1 x 0k Resistor

62-0314

0.5p

1 x 4k7 Resistor

62-0386

0.5p

8 x BC639 Transistor

81-0080

£0.12

1 x 6.8F Ceramic Capacitor

77-0415

£0.08

3 x 104n Capacitor

08-0235

£0.05

1 x Small LDR

58-0134

£0.30

Evaluation

1 x 3mm Red LED

55-0102

£0.07

1 x Toggle Switch

76-0100

£0.11

2 x Motors

37-0144

£0.90

1 x 9 Way D Connector

15-0100

£0.16

1 x D Connector Cover

15-0230

£0.23

This robot is good because it is simple to make and cheap to manufacture because it is made of standard components. It is also easy to program using a computer or the antenna within the robot.

1 x Piezo Sounder

35-0240

£0.56

Total

£2.63

£5.52

Evaluation

Evaluation