> For inspiration, check out my "fighting robot" brain:
> http://www.bobblick.com/techref/projects/sv2hb/sv2hb.html

This is the circuit I'm thinking of using

http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/joecolquitt/FETbridge.html

Not shown is a charge pump (probably MAX232) to get 2 x V+

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