And my goal is to add/have the following arduno compatible shields:
motion sensor (detect someone and detect the distance of an object)
encoder to detect the distance travel
I’d like something to detect the "down"stairs???
The basic idea of my project is to make a follow human robot and detect is environment (program that will learn and map (2d map points and distance) my house.
So can you guys tell me which of the arduino kit is best suited to fit the sensor I required and tell me which sensor I should add to these kit which will respond to my need?
Welcome to the RobotShop Forum. The miniQ is not shield compatible, so it’s not the best choice for your needs. The DFRobotShop Rover uses four digital pins which are permanently connected to the onboard dual motor controller - just something to watch out for. The RobotShop Rover needs two PWM pins and two digital pins. Both the RobotShop Rover and the DFRobotShop Rover are shield compatible, though the DFRobotShop Rover has some exceptions.
In order to detect and track a moving object, you might consider the Compound Infrared Sensor (see the video for what you can program it to do). We will soon be releasing an encoder module for the DFRobotShop Rover, but for now there is none. In order to mount an encoder to the RobotShop Rover, you will need to purchase two GM17 gear motors and two Diedel Encoder modules. If you want an edge detector you simply need a downward facing IR sensor at the right position on the robot. Following a “human” rather than, say, a mouse or an R/C car, is the hard part.
