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Issues controlling a servo robot arm with joysticks via nRF24L01 communication
I printed parts of the robotic arm, placed five properly working servos on it, and connected them with the Arduino. Also, I connected a nRF24L01 for radio communication between this Arduino and an ...
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Unsure about how the code works for this Make-It Robotics kit
I have been using a Make-It Robotics kit, that I picked up from a RadioShack that was closing, to learn more about Arduino, C, etc. After building the line-following robot and downloading the correct ...
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Suggest me some good seller for Arduino UNO [closed]
I want to start a new project with arduino uno and want to make some amazing mini projects, but i am confused that from where should i buy. So please suggest me some affordable robotic stores.
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What is the best arduino board for a robotic arm?
In my university we need to buy arduino boards and kits to build a moving robotic arm, that moves up and down and clockwise in a specific degree (almost like humans's).
So, what's the most suitable ...
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Linear actuator jitters/vibrates when getting PWM from Arduino Mega 2560 through JKR 21v3 motor controller
I recently bought this linear actuator and motor controller from Pololu:
Linear actuator
https://www.pololu.com/product/2305
Motor Controller JRK21v3
https://www.pololu.com/product/1394
There ...
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How to switch program in arduino using android app?
I have 2 programs made for my arduino.The first one is for solving a maze automatically and the second one is for controlling the robot with a android app.I wanted to control the robot with the app I ...
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Arduino Rfid programming error
i want to make a rfid detector robot. the soul purpose of the bot will be to scan for a specific rfid, it scans Rfid one by one, If it finds the rfid, It stops, else it moves on and on on a ...
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Help with arduino car project
So in computer engineering I've got to make a arduino based car, I've added a whole bunch of features such as IR tracking, obstacle avoidance(proximity sensor), optical tracking(follow a black line), ...
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Maze Solver Code
can anybody tell me what is going wrong with my code. I am working on a maze solver.
For the robot I use an Arduino Uno, 6 Analog Reflectance Sensors From Pololu
(https://www.pololu.com/product/960), ...
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Advanced Line Follower robot
I know about line follower mainly the grid solving robots i know the basics actually. Actually they have to trace the path of the grid in an arena and then reach back to starting point in a shortest ...
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Ardafruit motor shield
i am working on a maze solver robot, and i have the following situation.
Where the robot is on an intersection it has to move foward a little bit and then read again to know what type of intersection ...
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What type of sensor could I use to determine the mass of a small object (under 1 kg)?
I'm building a robot that needs to pick up a piece of material and then determine its mass. My robot will retrieve the material using a scoop at the ended of a mechanized arm. Once the material is in ...
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How to read RC receiver channels without using pulsein() command with arduino
I am building a quad-copter, the problem is of stability and for better stability lesser sampling time is required. For lesser sampling time I need to have faster loop() function. But the Pulsein() ...
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Line Maze Solving Robot
I am working on a maze solver robot that uses 6 IR sensors, I know what the robot has to do, but, I don't know how to "say it". Can someone give me a simple program for maze solving or help me via ...
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Serial print and sensor readings halts
I'm trying to write a state machine for my robot.
While the robot is moving around I would like to read the values of the sensors, but after some time the reading stops working.
For the first half ...
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Dagu Mini Driver Board Issues
I have the Dagu Mini Driver board which is based on the atmega8 and I uploaded the code here. It uploaded perfectly and I wired 4x AA pack to the battery terminals making sure to observe polarity.
I ...
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arduino uno com12
In Arduino Uno, com12 board, already Bluetooth code is installed or not?
I am doing the project based on robot using Arduino.
I uploaded already one code, it is wrong and I want to upload another ...
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Multi-threaded Robot
I am working on a small robot project, the code which i made for this has a sequential execution in a single thread. There are a lot of Delay() function needed. Due to which the accuracy is extremely ...
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How do I make/get a odometer for a lunch box sized robot?
Say I have given the robot a map of the place, it needs to navigate it. I need a odometer to keep track of its current position in the map. I need it to be precise up to a cm.
Can I simply use the ...
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Servo Speed Control
I work in a robot using arduino, and i have a few questions:
It is possible to increase the speed of a servo, for example a parallax?
It is possible to measure the current that pass through a servo?
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How to reverse BLDC motor using programming arduino?
I bought ESC from here but it rotates motor in one direction only.
Is there any program which will control direction of rotation clockwise or anticlockwise with same wire configuration.
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Error in code saying “expected primary expression before ”<“ token” and other errors
I am Creating a laptop controlled robot using an arduino nano using the instructbles. I have tried running the code but it is throwing back lots off error and the main one is "expected primary ...
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What is the best way to make a good but simple line follower? [closed]
I am new in this site, and like you can see I want to do a line follower, not a clumsy and slow line follower, but a fast and "fancy".
I investigated about the PID method, but can someone explain me ...
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Beginner Arduino Project: Drumming Robot
So, I've got a music degree, 5 years programming with Ruby and 7 with Pure Data. I've also got hold of an Arduino and a Raspberry Pi.
Anyway, I've seen a number of Arduino projects which involve ...
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How to convert a String number Into a int value?
I want to convert a string into a int value. in my real code, I receive a string "Slider 255" the number after slider changes from 0 to 255, so I want a int value to be equal to that number. This is a ...
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Disassembling a RC car for a Arduino Robot
I am looking at making an Arduino robot car. I have a RC car( photos below). I was wondering if I could take the chassis of the car and modify it to make it Arduino controlled, if so how could I do ...
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Arduino Robot Chasis [closed]
I am looking into building a robot with my Arduino Nano but I don't want to shell out more then 50 bucks. Does anyone have any suggestions for a four wheel robot chassis at this price that I could use ...
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How to control Arduino robot wirelessly?
I have a few potentiometers connected to analog inputs in an Arduino UNO. These are then processed and then the servo motors start moving to move the bot.
I would like to keep the motors with the uno ...
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Line Follow Vehicle
I know this is very common project and it's already been done, however, most of the guides don't have a clear instruction, and being this inexperienced, I struggle to understand exactly what's going ...
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Questions Concerning Arduino Compatible Boards
I've seen an Arduino-compatible board called Bluno from DFRobot. I'm curious if a shield, specifically the DFRobot motor shield can be connected to the Bluno.
Can anyone confirm if it can be ...
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Detect movement on moving robot? PIR Sensor
I am working on a human following robot project and I am trying to achieve this with 1 Ultrasonic sensor that makes sure the robot won't crash into something and 3 PIR sensors that will detect human ...
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Arduino Nano Motor
If I had four of these motors and attached them to the Arduino Nano on four separate digital pins or analog pins without transistors and a 9v power supply attached to the regular power supply input ...
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My Arduino Robot doesn't move, and it's the only thing that doesn't work
It will be simple. I started to look at the sketch of the Arduino Robot and just tried one, Disco_Bot, and uploaded it one the top board. The Arduino started to play some music and the name was on de ...
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MIT handy board like shield for arduino
I'm working with the robotics lab at the university to try and find a replacement for the obsolete Handy Board.
We're considering purchasing arduinos because of their ease of use but we can't seem to ...
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TCS 230 colour sensor using arduino
i m working on a robot that can sense different colours and then follow a particular path accordingly.previously i was using "pulseIn" function to read the out frequency but the results are not very ...
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The Arduino robot tutorials describe a cord comming with the official robot, now I'm confused
I recently got the Arduino Robot and have been looking at the examples for the RobotLibrary. As I looked, I found something quite confusing (for me at least), a few of them describe connecting a ...
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Control arduino with keybaord via computer
I'm brand new to arduino but I'm trying to figure out how to set up a WASD steering system for my robot I made.
I have the physical setup all ready but I don't know the code to use that would allow ...
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Beat Detection with Mic on Arduino
I'm trying to make a robot dance on several songs using Arduino.
I need to understand how to get the rhythm from the songs, something like detecting the beats, calculating the bpm..
I'm not expert but ...
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Which reflectance sensor array for a line following robot?
I'm working on a line-following robot with my son. We've found a sensor array on Robot Shop that will help us but .. there's two and I'm not sure which will be the best for us.
The difference between ...
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Pixy(CMUcam5) robot Distance code
Can anyone help me with the code-ing to allow the robot to stop at a certain distance when the robot is approaching the tracked object. I am trying to implement it as a colour tracking wheel chair. ...
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Arduino + simple DC motors? (4WD kit)
I am trying to connect 4 small DC motors to Arduino, like those in the following image:
The specification for each of them is:
Suggested Voltage: 3V DC;
No Load Speed: 65 ± 10rpm;
No Load ...
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How useful could the Arduino Yun be in computer vision in a robotics project?
I've recently ordered an Arduino Yun and several other components to begin on a small robotics project (based on an old 4x4 RC Truck). Although not mandatory for what I'd like to do, I was wondering ...
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Lockup while evaluating Wire.requestFrom function (Arduino)
I am currently working on a Arduino project that combines an InertiaOne IMU sensor board (from Atmel), with an Arduino UNO and two motors driven by a Makeblock driver board. All sensors communicate ...
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What's wrong with my undetected, unresponsive Arduino Robot?
I was wondering if someone could try and solve a major problem I've been having with a brand new Arduino Robot (similar to an Arduino Leonardo). Any input would be very much appreciated!
I've been ...
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Grid Based navigation [closed]
I have a Dodecagonal mobile robot base with 12 HC sr04 ultrasonic range finders mounted and connected to an arduino.
I would like to use them to avoid obstacles and make the robot find the best way ...
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How to make an electronic suction cup?
The uArm is a robot arm with a suction cup (or gripper). I'd like to try to make just the suction part of it, and I'm wondering what components I'd need?
By the looks of it, I'd need a hobby vacuum ...
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Connect Arduino with fischertechnik TX Controller
Is it possible to cinnect the Arduino with a fischertechnik TX Controller? Maybe with I²C, but i want to use I²C for something else on the arduino. So are there multiple I²C Ports on the Arduino (I ...
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What are the main differences between the Arduino Tre and the Intel Galileo?
I'm looking to find a suitable board for a robot I'm developing (it'll involve computer vision, else I'd be using my Arduino Micro) and I've come across two possibilities: The Intel Galileo and the ...
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Arduino Lego Robot
I'm currently developing a Lego Robot, the mindstorm series to be specific. I want to replace the lego NXT brick with an arduino, maybe an intel galileo in the future. How do I establish connections ...
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Using more than one Ping Ultrasonic Range Finder
I have done various applications with the Ultrasonic example project but it is always using one pinger. I'd like to make a scanner resting on a servo sweep but to reduce sweep time use more than one ...
