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ESP8266 Robotics Projects

You're reading from   ESP8266 Robotics Projects DIY Wi-Fi controlled robots

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788474610
Length 210 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pradeeka Seneviratne Pradeeka Seneviratne
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Preface 1. Getting Ready FREE CHAPTER 2. Building a Mini Round Robot with Original ESP8266 3. Using Encoders 4. Building a Mini Round Robot with the Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 5. Line-Following Zumo Robot 6. Building an ESP8266 Robot Controller 7. Building a Gripper Robot 8. Photo Rover Robot

Building a Mini Round Robot with Original ESP8266

In this chapter, you will learn how to build a two-wheeled mini round robot with the ESP8266 ESP-01 board. As you know, the nifty ESP8266 ESP01 module can handle all the necessary things related to Wi-Fi networking. The Arduino works as the main microcomputer board and the ESP01 works as a Wi-Fi shield for Arduino.

In this chapter, you will learn the following topics:

  • Assembling a Mini 3-Layer Round Robot chassis kit
  • Connecting ESP8266 ESP-01 with Arduino
  • Using logic level converter between ESP8266 ESP-01 and Arduino
  • Connecting motors with motor driver
  • Connecting motor driver board with Arduino
  • Power supply with battery packs (9V and 4xAA)
  • Building/writing a control app with Blynk
  • Moving and turning
  • Controlling the robot via Wi-Fi with the Blynk app
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