Even though you've learned to make your robot mobile by adding wheels or tracks, this mobile platform will only work well on smooth, flat surfaces. Often, you'll want your robot to work in environments where it is not smooth or flat; perhaps you'll even want your robot to go up stairs or over curbs. In this chapter, you'll learn how to attach your board, both mechanically and electrically, to a platform with legs so that your projects can be mobile in many more environments. Robots that can walk--what could be more amazing than that?
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Connecting the BeagleBone Blue to a two-legged mobile platform using four servos
- Creating a program in Linux so that you can control the movement of the two-legged mobile platform
- Making your robot truly mobile by adding...
