Carpet Rover 1 - Autonomous / Remot | RobotShop Community

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This is my first attempt at a robot.  I started off with a Arduino Robot Kit from robotshop.com and modified it a bit from there.  I used a Parallax Ping Ultrasound sensor connected to panning servo that rotates through 70 degrees.  If the sensor detects an object within 3 cm, the avoidance subroutine kicks in and the robot with move around the object and continue on course.  There is also an 2 axis accelerometer/tilt sensor.  If the robot tilts more than 10 degrees in the ...


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