Robotics

Bluetooth robot BT-Bot

Please see this post Bluetooth controlled DC motor, BT module review for a more in-depth demonstration of the Bluetooth part. For the past weeks I have had this robot to…

Bluetooth controlled DC motor, BT module review

This post will explain in detail how I control the speed and direction of the DC motor in the video below by bluetooth. First, here is the list of items…

L298 breakout module

I want to get deeper into the robotics scene, and need some sort of “base” to experiment from. So I bought the AREXX Mr. Basic 4WD robot/car chassis from DealExtreme.com…

555 Contest entry, line follower robot

By reading my twitter feeds I became aware of this neat contest held by Jeri Ellsworth and Chris Gammell. The rules (rule?) are simple; make something neat out of the…

IR remote controlled christmas tree, pt. 2/2

Just in time for Christmas eve! At least I finished the tree by then, the post here is a bit late. So I needed something to demonstrate a simple IR…