Experiment Guide for RedBot with Shadow Chassis
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Shawn Hymel
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Resources and Going Further
Get moving!
Hopefully, this guide has given you enough information to get started with the RedBot!
Once you've mastered the art of line following robots, try you hand at other types of robots.
- You could use a robotic claw and a pan/tilt bracket to design a robot with an arm to fetch items for you.
- You could create your own remote control using various SparkFun parts.
- And, you can always give your robot a new look with different types of robot chassis.
Resources
GitHub repositories:
- RedBot
- RedBot with Optical Encodery
- RedBot Accelerometer
- RedBot Line_Sensor
- RedBot Whisker Bumper
- RedBot Buzzer
Beyond the Tutorial
Here are some guides and projects to get you going with other ideas:
MMA8452Q Accelerometer Breakout Hookup Guide
How to get started using the MMA8452Q 3-axis accelerometer -- a solid, digital, easy-to-use acceleration sensor.
Alternative Arduino Interfaces
We admit the Arduino IDE isn't for everyone. Here are some other options for programming your Arduino boards, including web interfaces and graphical programming languages.
Need some inspiration? Check out our other robots found in our robotics section.
Hackers In Residence - The Tethered Quad
Our first-ever "Hackers in Residence" Tara Tiger Brown and Sean Bonner created a quadcopter that stays tethered to the ground. Here's how they did it!
Servo Trigger Hookup Guide
How to use the SparkFun Servo Trigger to control a vast array of Servo Motors, without any programming!
Ardumoto Kit Hookup Guide
Learn how to assemble and drive DC motors using the v2.0 Ardumoto Shield.
WiFi Controlled Robot
This tutorial will show you how to make a robot that streams a webcam to a custom website that can be remotely controlled.
Or try checking out these cool robots from AVC.