Android Smartphone Can Control Robots On Its Own
You’ve certainly seen mobile phones controlling various devices before, with television sets probably one of the more common devices, but what about the phone autonomously controlling its steed by itself? That’s what a duo of web engineers have done. Dubbed the Truckbot, that setup has a HTC G1 attached the chassis, acting as a brain, controlling the chassis. Thanks to the phone’s built-in compass, it can navigate and turn in specified directions. The best part
is that since it’s a DIY job, the cost of it was about $30, and the instructions have been listed online. A breakdown of the money spent to come up with that includes:Permalink: Android Smartphone Can Control Robots On Its Own from Ubergizmo | RSS Sponsor: Win a Fellowes Microshred Paper Shredder!
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