Today, we want to remind everyone about an upcoming class called Enhancing SparkFun's ProtoSnap MiniBot. This class takes place on May 13, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. This class is also a sneak-peek at the ProtoSnap MiniBot, a product that has been in development for a while now and is not yet available outside of the class. Michael Margolis, author of the Arduino Cookbook, will be in attendance serving as a guest instructor!
In this class, you'll explore concepts like navigation, obstacle detection, handling sensor data, and more. Specifically, you'll cover:
- How to design a project to make it easy to enhance and modify.
- Using Arduino and a motor controller to bring the robot to life.
- Adding remote control – using an IR sensor diode and Keychain IR sender.
- Enabling simple autonomous movement – using a distance sensor (IR) to detect objects directly ahead.
- Enabling the robot to look around – mounting the distance sensor on a servo and using the distance to objects to determine robot movement.
- Giving the robot eyes in the back of its head – using an Ultrasonic distance sensor to prevent the robot from backing into an object.
- Enabling the robot to see the ground – using simple IR sensors for line or edge detection.
- Soldering and mounting components to the robot
This is a class we are really excited about and think it serves as a great introduction to the world of robotics. There are still spots available, so sign up today!
sure would be nice if yall recorded the classes or something and sold them as a kit for those of us not in the area.
Can't wait, my son and I are attending this class. Although I would suggest in the future avoiding classes on Mother's day.
that's probibly a good idea.
Anychance this material can be posted on the learn.sparkfun.com ? Or making it available to more participants outside Colorado?
They are working on it - perhaps not this particular class, but in general, they gone over that many many times
hey! is the class available online too??want to attend it from india
Sadly, no.
Wish I could be there- homework and the fact that I don't live near Colorado.