u/TelescopeGunCop

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RC Explores my Living Room While I watch A New Hope

On his head is an Arduino Nano ESP32 and a lux sensor. (and a Cheez-It box) I’m running a script from my laptop that has the droid move forward (my carpet often causes him to turn), then check whether the current light level is lower than the average. If it is, he looks left and right and then picks the lighter direction. If both sides are about equal, he backs up.

You’ll notice that he comes up to me, then turns and starts moving in the general direction of the window.

Moving forward, I want to give him some choreographed actions and noises between light-check steps. I’m also struggling a bit with the carpet in my apartment, and my kitchen, which has tile, is a little too small to do much in.

u/TelescopeGunCop — 1 day ago

Making A Droid That Can 'See'

I recently bought my first Droid. I got an R-unit body with a C-unit head.

Back during my undergrad, we did an assignment where we measured light using an Arduino and a VEML7700 lux sensor. I attached an unfinished picture of that project for reference.

My idea is to somehow attach the Arduino to my droid and have it move based on light levels. Right now, I can control the droid from my laptop, and I have a script set up that makes the droid play a sound when the light level drops.

Has anyone done something like this before? If so, I’d love any tips, especially on how or where to attach the sensor.

https://preview.redd.it/6d5lhpr2xt1h1.png?width=703&format=png&auto=webp&s=bc8b6e8d776bc949ce45b728c1e3feeef68bfcd4

https://preview.redd.it/ldkfjpr2xt1h1.jpg?width=1848&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9d506c6d09a50bb9602c9cb3a9f885bb76e4ee4

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u/TelescopeGunCop — 4 days ago