So you want to build a robot?

A guide to building BatBot, pretty much the best semi-autonomous robot ever made in 2013 by rockbot ;-)

Given at CascadiaJS on 11/15/2013

GitHub repo: https://github.com/rockbot/batbot

Transcript

1. So you want to build a robot? Brought to you by @rockbot
2. Mobile R&D
3. Recap
4. You <3 JS
5. Node + Robots = NodeBots You <3 JS
6. Node + Robots = NodeBots You <3 JS YOU can build robots!
7. Let’s build a robot together
8. What is a robot?
9. Remote Controlled
10. Semi-autonomous Remote Controlled
11. Semi-autonomous Remote Controlled Autonomous
13. GOAL:
14. Step 1: Hardware
17. Sensors
18. Quality Price Difficulty Stereo Camera Pair ++++ $$ !!! LADAR/ LIDAR ++(+) $$$$ ! SONAR + $ !
19. Quality Price Difficulty Stereo Camera Pair ++++ $$ !!! LADAR/ LIDAR ++(+) $$$$ ! SONAR + $ !
29. TOTAL COST Arduino UNO $30 BOE Bot Robotics Shield Kit for Arduino $135 Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder - LV-EZ2 $25 Standard servo - TowerPro SG-5010 $15 Sparkfun XBee Shield, XBee Explorer USB $50 2 XBee Pro Wire Antennae $75 PS3 Dualshock Controller $45 Glue Gun & Glue Sticks $10 Cables, resistors, batteries, jumper wires, etc $25 TOTAL $410
30. Step 2: Software
31. johnny-five
32. XBee Wireless
33. PS3 Dualshock Controller
34. Logic
35. DEMO TIME
36. YOUR TURN!
37. Raquel Vélez @rockbot http://rckbt.me raquel@saucelabs.com https://github.com/rockbot/batbot