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Smartphone Controlled DIY Rover Using Websockets -- Episode 438

 

Who doesn't love robots? In this episode, I build a hardware kit and program the software to drive a small, wheeled, non-autonomous robot. The hardware is based around a Raspberry Pi 4 and a Motor HAT used to drive a couple of DC motors. The software is based on Python, using the Flask module to run a web server, the socket io module for sending and receiving commands, and HTML and JavaScript to build a simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) for driving the rover..

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Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
Development Kit, STS-Pi Roving Robot Kit For Raspberry Pi Pimoroni 1 Buy Now
Raspberry Pi DC Stepper Motor Hat Development Board Adafruit 1 Buy Now
Single Board Computer, Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Adafruit 1 Buy Now

 

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  • I liked the mobile robot chassis construction, especially the two batteries/power banks and the custom made 'wings' for holding them. That's a great approach that I will have to think about using in some way. However, while I followed the beginning of the software design I was soon lost. I guess it all depends on how much background in the subjects you have.

     

    Dubbie

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    Heya. I'm glad you liked it. We all started from scratch, so don't be discouraged. I agree that the info at times is terse, and assumes some experience instead of breaking down each step. By all means shoot me any questions you have, and keep at it! image

     

    Cheers,

    -Cisco (ACROBOTIC)

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