The RaspiRobotBoard is an expansion board for the Raspberry Pi that helps you to turn the Raspberry Pi into a robot controller. The board is now available from SparkFun for just under $30. The board features the following: Dual Bi-directional…
Category: Robotics
Network Enabled ShapeOko CNC Uses #RaspberryPi and Alamode
“Anyone familiar with CNC routers knows they generate a lot of dust. Most machines also require a dedicated computer to run them, which usually gets filled with that dust. Kevin Osborn from Wyolum got tired of this never ending cycle…
#RaspberryPi + Wii controller + #Gertboard = Great Fun
Alex has done a fantastic demo video of his Gertboard and how he can control it using a Wiimote. This is off the back of Matt Hawkins’ work on the Wiimote. Using a Wii controller with your Raspberry Pi, Gertboard,…
40+ Project ideas for the #RaspberryPi
I don’t normally feature these kind of lists – most of them list ‘build your own case’ 4 or 5 times and call it a ‘project’. This one, however, really does list some of the best projects out there. Read…
Garden Railroad controlled with a #RaspberryPi and Wixels / @Raspberry_Pi
Martin Sant has been developing a way to control the points in a garden railroad such that he can use an Android app to determine the route a train will take. I’ll let him describe the set-up: “The technology behind…
Research into Stepper Motors with the #RaspberryPi
I’ve decided that my next project with the Pi will involve motors of some sort. At the very least I’d like to work out how to control a motor and have it do… something. I’d like, ideally, to create some…
#RaspberryPi Raspberry Tank Build Diary (@Raspberry_Pi)
A fantastic day-by-day step-by-step diary of building a remote controlled, Raspberry Pi-based tank. “The “Raspberry Tank” is a project to create an autonomous vehicle with a web interface, using a cheap hobby RC tank and a Raspberry Pi computer.” Raspberry…
R2D2 Robot Powered by #RaspberryPi
Someone has created an R2-D2 robot for their girlfriend’s birthday. Features: voice control (in English and Chinese, using PocketSphinx) face recognition (using OpenCV) motion detection ultrasonic distance detection audio message record and replay sound play TTS rechargeable battery wifi R2D2…
Robot Arm with the #RaspberryPi
Not a particularly new idea, but still interesting nonetheless. Matt Dyson has got the Raspberry Pi and a robotic arm bring controlled by an XBox 360 controller. I believe this is the same robot arm that Maplin are selling in…
Raspberry Pi / Android app to remote control a car (reblog plus re-format)
“doctoboggan” has created a project with a Raspberry Pi and Android App working in tandem to drive a remote control car. Original article here: Show HN: I built a Raspberry Pi/Android driven toy car | Hacker News but reblogging to include the…