Purchased one of these:
Whippersnapper Runt Rover (637156)
My goal is to control it using my Raspberry Pi B+ using a wifi connection. Ideally I'll be able to control it over the internet as long as it's connected to any internet connected wifi.
Initially, I'm going to start with just controlling it over local wifi using the command line to run scripts. Have some experimenting to do. The easy way to make it run would be to have a single dual motor driver chip with both motors on each side wired up to the two outputs. Basically a 2-channel control with two motors per channel acting in tandem. I'm curious about the possibilities if I control each motor independently. Want to play with driving it using one wheel at a time, two wheels and how skid steering works with different combinations of wheel input.
Fun project to play with. Would be cool to upscale it and build a big outdoor bot, complete with the ability to self charge or dock for charging, to drive around my property while I'm at work.
Will post up pics of the progress. Depending on when my stuff gets delivered, I may have something to show by the end of the week... likely the end of next week.
Whippersnapper Runt Rover (637156)
My goal is to control it using my Raspberry Pi B+ using a wifi connection. Ideally I'll be able to control it over the internet as long as it's connected to any internet connected wifi.
Initially, I'm going to start with just controlling it over local wifi using the command line to run scripts. Have some experimenting to do. The easy way to make it run would be to have a single dual motor driver chip with both motors on each side wired up to the two outputs. Basically a 2-channel control with two motors per channel acting in tandem. I'm curious about the possibilities if I control each motor independently. Want to play with driving it using one wheel at a time, two wheels and how skid steering works with different combinations of wheel input.
Fun project to play with. Would be cool to upscale it and build a big outdoor bot, complete with the ability to self charge or dock for charging, to drive around my property while I'm at work.
Will post up pics of the progress. Depending on when my stuff gets delivered, I may have something to show by the end of the week... likely the end of next week.