IPhone controlled Arduino-based Tank via WiFi, xBees & Processing

[raxaxaganaz]

how far that think can go? the distance between you and the wifi bot..50m? 100m?

[dabomb1357]

Why on earth would someone make something like an open source remote control system on apple instead of android? That makes no sense.

[cruxphotography]

@dabomb1357 there is an android version

[kenward777]

really impressive that gear box needs some cleaning up though. pretty noisy

[cruxphotography]

@kenward777 a little oil fixed it.

[berber1899]

what is the app?

[cruxphotography]

@berber1899 touchOSC

[joebro391]

really liked the project but I got a question. How come the iphone couldn't communicate directly with the xbee shield on the tank?? just curious. -Joe

[granyte]

@joebro391 because apple hardware ans software is locked down so it's impossible to go simple with them

[cruxphotography]

@joebro391 It could, there is a Wifly shield and a wiFly xbee looking device out now that could easily replace the xbee modules and go straight to the phone.

[RChero1010]

@Bizork: The tank is turned around, the gearbox is in the back.

@TheRobberdotcom: The Xbee's don't have the required baud rate to support a camera, do some research.

[viiiwonder]

@RChero1010 No, the controls are backwards - he's got the left going to the right and the right going to the left - watch him turn the tank. And FTLOG, don't be a d#$k! "do some research"...

[YetAnotherShow]

what is the latency on that thing?

[HeadmasterFox]

doesn't sound too healthy, but it appears to work great.

[SoundsFantastic]

@HeadmasterFox Sounds like a cheap gearbox.

[cruxphotography]

@SoundsFantastic just needed some oil.

[Bizorke]

The controls are backwards!

[DesertShadow]

which arduino board are you using?

[TheRobberdotcom]

Now add a camera to the tank and embed the video in TouchOSC :)

[HONDASBEST]

soarpanel at the bottom?

[d3str0y3rport]

are you using Processing? Is there a way to connect Arduino and the iphone without the need o a computer???

thanks

[11myedu]

We can put a webcam?

[koviack]

HEY I NEED TO BUILD ONE OF THESE TO CARRY MY TRASHBINS TO THE CURB CAUSE IM A LAZY AMERICAN

[sciencefreak2402]

did you program the app or did you download it? is it open source?

[tekkentool]

@sciencefreak2402 I'm not him but i can explain, Touchosc is an app usually used for controlling synthesizers it's on the app store, it lets you create a UI to send controlling data to software synthesizers. In this case though, he is converting the OpenSound controls to serial data the arduino can understand on his compute, and this data is then sent along wireless Xbee modules to control the tank.

[sparkfun]

@sciencefreak2402 the iPhone app is called TouchOSC, I didn't write it, but I really like how easy it is to build your own GUI in it and the fact that it uses OSC. It's fairly customizable and works for most things, but obviously not everything since you are limited by their GUI elements.

[mgua00]

Great!

[billysgeo]

Really great!

Is the sketch code available?

Would it be possible to interface directly to the "tank" via a ether-shield and a wifi adapter?

[el3basi]

great work

[exkalybur]

excellent demonstration, it can be used in many propose. it mixed with specials thinks can safe de word. imagine using bots in agriculture. plant seeds or beans

[Shaffooo]

Hey dude, I cant understand how are you sending signals from the TouchOSC to the robot? Can you explain the flow of commands from the IPhone to Robot? Thanks!

[joshyuk13]

y hav u put the solar panel on the bottom the sun is up

[tauruslay]

hello guy i like this tank to play. Do u want to sell this tank to me. I wanna play. Another 1 thing , this car can run only during same wifi?

Is it really like that?

[pjetrs]

could someone help me? I am running this app perfectly with Ableton 7 on Vista. But when i make my own layout with the editor i cant sync it to my ipod. No "add" option appears on my ipod.

[sparkfun]

@pjetrs in the touchosc app click info->layout and then Add will be at the top.

[pjetrs]

it already worked when i installed the newest version of touchosc

but thanks :)

[sparkfun]

@mrmouseboy2 it's called TouchOSC

[caturn88]

Good UI for controls!

[cruxphotography]

thanks, feel free to modify the code and create your own bot. I'd love to see what other people are working on.

[vegaforce]

very cool work man...

do you have a site where we can check diagrams and code of program, if possible?

Cheers!

[lordmccardle]

Superb. Nice skills dude

[cruxphotography]

thanks.

[jigglesnap]

That's a damn expensive remote control

[cruxphotography]

@jigglesnap yeah, but using a simple cheap-o remote wouldn't have been as cool, or fun.

[Daimo988]

@jigglesnap actually mate if u know anything about rc planes and the like, an iphone is cheap compared to a top of the line transmitter :)

[iZoosTube]

how to build this ?

[ricande]

The gearbox sounds like it needs a drop of oil ... ;)

[cruxphotography]

it's been fixed since I shot this.

[KileSimons]

Why is the solar panel facing the ground?

[cruxphotography]

it sits upright in my window during the day.

[Jonas412LOL]

nice robot but why do you have a soler panel on the bottom you could turn it over but it would get in the way a the xbee is out of the tank treads

[cruxphotography]

it sits upright on the block of wood.