to mark as completed PiBot-B
PiBot-B is a small mobile robot based on Raspberry Pi that moves on caterpillar tracks. A video live stream taken by a webcam is transmitted to an iPhone via WiFi. The vehicle can be controlled remotely with a simple iPhone web app. An 8x8 LED matrix built into the enclosure is used to display various operating conditions.
Planned next stage: If the robot is set into autonomous mode it moves on without external control. It then uses infrared and micro switch sensors to detect obstacles and it will avoid them independently by appropriate maneuvers.
Website of this project with lots of implementation details: www.retas.de/thomas/raspberrypi/pibot-b/. The website is in German for now, but provides a google translation. A video is coming soon.
Update 2013-11-21: Some things can be made better or easier. In the writeup I added some ideas for improvements: www.retas.de/thomas/raspberrypi/pibot-b/#improvements
Update 2015-06-05:
EN: PiBot-B will be present at German Raspberry Jam Pi and More on June 20 in Trier.
DE: Ich werde PiBot-B auf der Pi and More am 20. Juni in Trier vorstellen:
Raspberry Pi based, controlled remotely, exploring the environment, transmitting a webcam live stream
- Actuators / output devices: 2x 1:100 gear motors (Pololu), Pololu Zumo chassis kit
- Control method: non-autonomous until a soon update, iPhone Web App
- CPU: Raspberry Pi Version B
- Operating system: Raspbian Wheezy
- Power source: 4 x AA battery (motors), 5V Power Pack (Raspberry Pi)
- Programming language: Python
- Target environment: indoors mainly