I am a recent convert ot hobby electronics. I have an extensive background in model building and rapid prototyping and architectural model building. I have made several projects and models, but none have included electronics. I am looking to take it to the next level. I have experience in repair, soldering, and wiring basics, so I have been studying the Arduino and the Rasberry Pi and these have really inspired me to build something bigger. I am a huge Star Wars fan, and am very interested in building a life size R2D2. I want to automate some functions, and make him as "real" or as close to the movie examples as possible. I want him to have movement, rotate the head, have a projector, have proximity sensors so as to not run into objects. I would also like to include voice control, realistic R2D2 sounds, and to be able to remote control him with an iOS device.
So my list of features would include:
Main control board Arduino or Rasberry Pi.
IR proximity sensors
stepper motors for the drive wheels, the rotation at the shoulders, the head, and for the "3rd leg"
small projector in head
some leds for the lights in the head
some servos for the flip out "arms" in the front of R2
voice control unit(not sure what all this entails)
small speaker for R2 voice (beeps)
he should be able to roll about freely, then if he approaches and object, stop, rotate, then continue on(like a Romba)
want to be able to voice control and tell him what to do
want to be able to take control of him over iOS device
would love for him to stream video back to wifi or iOS device.
All this to say WHICH BOARD SHOULD I USE?????
This would be an awesome challenge for Ben, but any help from the community would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
