iRobot Create with CMUCam and Arm

This is an iRobot Create fitted with a Robot Arm I pulled from an old Radio Controlled vehicle. It uses a Propeller Protoboard and motor controllers and accelerometers from Parallax to control the Arm and monitor it's position using the two accelerometers mounted on the arm. The Create is controlled by another Propeller and uses a CMUCam1 for Color Tracking to track the object. A Sharp GPD120 IR ragne sensor is used at the Claw to determine when the object is close enough to grab.

The robot is tracking the color, driving up to it until it senses the object within it's grasp, stops, grabs the object, and raises it up. Simple example of great possibilites. And this isn't even in ideal lighting.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• iRobot
• Create
• Arm
• CMUCam
• Color
• Tracking
• Robot
• Parallax
• Protoboard

[half4team]

What did u use to drive the arm? I have a similair arm with motors and potmeters. I have to drive them like servos..

If you have the .spin package for me that would be great!!

Info.equibo at gmail dot com

[2joester]

@half4team

I used the motor controller from pololu.com. Item # 1110 (Pololu Qik 2s9v1 Dual Serial Motor Controller). One controller supports two motors (I have three of them). Simple serial commands makes them go forward or reverse and stop. I found I always had to run them at Full speed (although the Motor Controller allows variable speed).

[a2304]

Where did you get the robotic arm?

[2joester]

A remote controlled car with a remote controlled arm on it. The car part died, but the arm lives on.

[thecrazylooser7]

@2joester

I bought that toy the past year but I was needing some gears u.u I need other :P

[frogyofrogproduction]

hay get me a beer robot arm 3 hours later ! the

[ethanhardis]

@hondayamahafan  wat car?

[Nanovirus5995]

lol redtube.

[hondayamahafan]

OMG i have the car that came from !

[sjb167]

I was wondering the same