A collection of robotics projects that I have been tinkering with to learn more.
(this will become much easier when I find the time to Docker-ise it, but for now, we'll just install directly onto the host system)
The instructions are quite long, see the INSTALL.md for the full instructions.
I've made it very easy to run the robot:
make build
make launchYou can also run individual packages such as make launch-senses if you wanted to run a single subsystem.
It'll run the foxglove bridge too, so point that at ws://pi5:8765 and you'll see this
It isn't particularly useful on it's own, so run the "bringup" which will launch all components, so you can control it and see sensor data etc
- Xiaor geek tank chassis
- Raspberry Pi 5
- Logitech Brio100 webcam
- Cheap USB speakers from AliExpress
- Xbox controller
- Cheap Buck converters from AliExpress to step down the 18v to 12v for the motors and 5v for the pi
- L298N H bridge motor driver
- Various bits of scrap wood and screws to hold it all together
- Googly eyes
Mostly curiosity, and I enjoy tinkering with things and solving hard problems. Robotics gives me a fantastic platform to explore and learn:
- Electronics, hardware design, and soldering
- Software, ros2, python, c++
- Computer vision, machine learning, and AI
- SLAM, navigation, and autonomy
- Visualisation and simulators
- CAD and 3d printing (for when R2 eventually gets a new body)