It’s been a busy period here at YardBot HQ, which means I haven’t had a whole lot of time available to build robots. Some of that time has been spent writing a library for iOS that allows communication with ROS …
I made a ROS interface for iOS called RBSManager Read More »
Things have been slow here at YardBot HQ recently. Not only do I work full time as a mobile software developer, but part time I work for a mechanical engineering company (same building and owners) that will be releasing a …
Using a Kalman filter on a single analog channel Read More »
As projects get more complex, the tools you use start to become somewhat unwieldy, and they are no longer as effective as before. YardBot runs with 2 Arduinos, and currently my process for updating their firmware requires starting an Ubuntu …
The next stage of my robot project is to make software talk to hardware. Previously I mentioned how I translate PS3 controller data into something useful for a robot. Before getting into complex real-world control, I wanted to check that …
Open loop DC motor control with a PS3 controller Read More »
I’m learning a lot about ROS with every component I add to YardBot but one of the things I haven’t done yet, and will be required to do lots of, is make a custom C++ node for controlling systems. The …
When I started this project I knew I couldn’t attack it all at once. This was for reasons of time, money and tool access so I have to pick away at it whenever I can. Currently that means working on …
Prototyping part of the electronic system with Arduino Read More »
The brain of a robot is very important. In my case, YardBot is an excuse to learn the ins and outs of ROS, or Robot Operating System. ROS is a framework for allowing robot components to talk to each other …
Robots. They’ve been around for a while, but thanks to the quickening pace of technology progress, they’re only starting to hit their stride. I built LEGO Mindstorms robots many years ago, and working for a robotics company was a dream …
