More purging - Robots are fun!

I'm trying to get rid of a bunch of stuff that I have accumulated. I'll probably be moving again in the next few months and don't feel like lugging around all this stuff that I don't use. A lot of it has more sentimental value than anything, but I've found out that some of the stuff is worth a little bit. I will be selling what I can, although I know that I won't get want I want out of any of them. But its just stuff. It doesn't really mean anything or define who I am. I seem to do this purge thing about every five years. It can be hard to do but I'm usually happier and feel more free after I do it.

Last night, in preparation to sell them, I took pictures of all the autonomous robots that I built or was in the process of building a few years ago. It really made me not want to get rid of them and all of the books, materials, etc I acquired. I had a lot of fun learning about electronics, robotics, and programming. And spent a lot of money on it. But I haven't done anything with them since I started working on buying a house. I should all of my robotics stuff to someone who will use it. I didn't notice how dusty they had gotten until I took the pictures. This is a tough one for me. I would like to get back into the hobby, and it would probably be time better spent than what I do with my spare time now, but I'm scared that I will just want/need to spend more money on it. Maybe if I just sell part of it and keep that money separate and available only for robotic stuff. It would be easier to keep projects cheap if I build more BEAM type projects like this one. This was my second project and still worked when I packed it in the box a year and a half ago. It was very simple and has relatively few parts, but was still fun to build.That is a small solar panel on the back of this autonomous robot which changes light into electricity, charging the capacitor (large purple cylinder). When the stored electricity reaches a certain level it is released, driving one or both of the small pager motors. There are two small black light sensors on the front which tell the motors when to switch on in order for it to stay near the strongest source of light. I think it needs some friends. And a good cleaning.