We recently purchased a Rover V2 basic kit for my son. As Christmas approaches, we thought it would be nice to start to develop the robot, and buy some extra bits for it. At the moment he can only control it via a usb cable from our mac, so it is pretty limited.
It would be cool if we could control it from an iPhone, and maybe be able to take some photos or video as it drives about.
We’re new to all of this, so wondered if anyone might be able to give us some suggestions for some upgrade parts that would be able to do the above?
For smart phone control, you just need the following Bluetooth module: robotshop.com/en/dfrobot-ser … odule.html
There are a number of free apps to adapt for the phone (ideally Android since the App approval process for iPhones prevents such apps).
You’ll find that getting into robotics tends to mean having to use Windows / Linux based devices - Apple devices are generally not well supported.
Great xmas idea! As Coleman suggested, Android will be the way to go… I’m a fan of Apple’s stuff, but when it comes to Robotics, they’re not friendly
My ROVer project (links below) is based around an Android “brain” app that I’m developing that makes use of the Android’s built-in camera to provide a live camera feed back to the website/server where I can send/receive data remotely… so the Android is a great and flexible solution that offers a lot of possibilities. ROVer also is built around a couple of Arduino boards that connect with the Android tablet over USB, but Bluetooth may be a simpler out-of-the-box solution as Coleman suggested.
