Robot - Update

Here's a quick video showing what the robot can do.

Robot - Wireless Communication: Receiver

In this post, I'll go over how to make the robot respond to commands sent by the transmitter. You'll need the parts outlined in a previous post. These parts include a motor driver, 433 MHz receiver, and some Arduino-compatible device. The robot chassis has limited space, so I used an Arduino nano clone.

Robot - Wireless Communication: Transmitter

Now that the robot can respond to commands programmatically, the next step is to get the robot to listen for and respond to wireless commands. RF communication will be accomplished using the same library (VirtualWire) and components as my previous post, entitled Arduino Weatherstation – RF Communication. 

I'll split this part into two posts. The first will go over how to make the transmitter. The second will detail how to get the robot to respond to the transmitter's commands.

Robot - Motor Driver

This post is the first in a series of posts outlining the components needed to get a tank chassis robot up and running.

Robot - Introduction

I've begun working on a remote-controlled robot with a friend. It consists of a tank chassis and two DC motors. On the left is a picture of the chassis after assembly. The main goal of this project is to design a robot that can be controlled wirelessly by the user. Ideally, the robot will be controlled via two joysticks that can operate both treads independently.

In the next few posts, I will go over the components required to get an Arduino to control the robot directly.