Hey everyone. If you know my first LMR robot thats the geobot you might know that am good only at electronics not in mechanics so please be gentle with the design of the bot. So this bot works like a simple radio controlled toy. the transmitter is connected to Arduino UNO which connects the transmitter circuit to the USB or serial port of the computer. The Processing app is made in such a way that when key '8' is pressed on the keyboard the app displays a image of a forward arrow and writes 'f' to the serial port. This is recognised by the arduino and transmits this data to the robot where the receiver decodes the data and runs the motor driver which controls the two motors! fairly simple design. This just the prototype of the main project. Like a mule.
Watch the video for more info and demo!
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http://plasmalabs.webs.com/ - main
http://theportalguy.webs.com/ - electronics
http://portal-arduino.webs.com/ - arduino and Processing
receives data from computer and drives accordingly
- Actuators / output devices: geared motors
- Control method: Arduino, Processing and computer
- CPU: PC, arduino uno
- Operating system: Windows 7
- Power source: 9v battery for bot, USB 5v for arduino
- Programming language: kinda C++
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/computer-controlled-robot