Smart Sphere or Magnetic Magic
Sometimes a coworker sees something on your desk, and they have to ask, “Where can I get one of those?” and that has to be one of the greatest compliments …read more Continue reading Smart Sphere or Magnetic Magic
Category Archives: line follower
A Line Follower With No Brains
A line follower is a common project for anyone wishing to make a start in robotics, a small wheeled device usually with some kind of optical sensor which allows it …read more Continue reading A Line Follower With No Brains
Line Following Robot uses PID for Speed
While a line-following robot may not be the newest project idea in the book, this one from [Edison Science] is a clean build using modern components and gets a good …read more Continue reading Line Following Robot uses PID for Speed
Line Follower has Lots of recycled Parts, but Zero Brains
Line Followers are a tried-and-true type of robot; both hardware and software need to be doing their job in harmony in order to be successful at a clearly defined physical task. But robots don’t always have microcontrollers and software, as [Mati_DIY]’s zero programming analog line follower demonstrates.
For readers used to seeing a Raspberry Pi or Arduino in almost everything, an analog robot whose “programming” exists only as a harmony between its discrete parts can be an eye-opener as well as an accessible project. A video of the robot in action is embedded below.
[Mati_DIY]’s design uses two CNY70 reflective …read more
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Line Follower with No Arduino
There’s hardly a day that passes without an Arduino project that spurs the usual salvo of comments. Half the commenters will complain that the project didn’t need an Arduino. The other half will insist that the project would be better served with a much larger computer ranging from an ARM CPU to a Cray.
[Will Moore] has been interested in BEAM robotics — robots with analog hardware instead of microcontollers. His latest project is a sophisticated line follower. You’ve probably seen “bang-bang” line followers that just use a photocell to turn the robot one way or the other. [Will’s] uses …read more
