Controller IO Tiny Robot Roomba Red Poppy the Robot Head Temp sensor Light sensor
Purpose: amuse the Cat.
By MarkTheBotBldr
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Are you power from the DIN connector? Any step down regulator?
Are you running in Full or Safe mode?
Regards, Frank
Instead of K-9.. What about K-8? (kate) haha
I actually ran extra wires from the Roomba battery clips up through the chassis and went through a small voltage regulator to get it to 8v for the IO Tiny.
In the video I am running the robot around manually. You can start and stop the motors on the robot via the control panel.
The head is from Thingiverse where someone made a Poppy style head for their JD robot.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2740165
I took my camera and LED array and hot glued them inside the head. The halves of the head are held together by screws. Thinking of using a speaker out of a hacked Roomba inside the Poppy Head as the main speaker. Would be louder and give the robot more personality.
Also thinking of 3D printing a torso and attaching arms, etc.
DJ, could you add an adjustment for the Roomba control panel so that you can control the speed of the wheels separately? This would help with making the Roomba track straight.
I'm also tapping the battery on my Roomba 650, but it's a bit harder as it's connected via spring clips soldered directly to the motherboard rather than the clips used prior to the Roomba 500 series batteries
The reason I asked about Full vs Safe mode was when I noticed it hit an obstacle
Thanks, Frank
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