Links to a cart I built with web interface, camera, etc.
Mini Robot Cart – Part One
Introduction
This is the third robot cart I have built and arguably the best and most versatile. I wanted to see what I could fit in the small Jiffy Box and still work as robot cart. (actually the term robot is technically incorrect, remote control would be better in this instance) In my opinion it was successful because the grandkids had fun playing with it for over 2 hours, taking pics, turning the lights on and off, driving it in the dark.
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The brains …
Mini Robot Cart – Part Two
This document will list the major parts of the project and discusses some of the design decisions made. The pics show how the parts fit in the box. The aim of the project was a small device, controllable via a web page with some ability to make it autonomous in the future.
Parts List
Note: When documenting the parts listed here I found it distrubing that some are no longer available. But this is understandable, if something does not sell, why stock it and in the cas…
Mini Robot Cart – Part Three
This part will detail the software used.
Software:
I use PuTTY to SSH to the Pi and FileZilla to transfer files. Sublime Text to edit program script. My development platform is Windows 10.
The Raspberry Pi sets itself up as a WiFi Hot Spot. This can then be connected to via a tablet or phone (I prefer the tablet as the screen is larger). Open a web brower on the tablet and select the IP address of the Pi and the port address for the web server, 192.168.4.1:5000. …
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