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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

Assembling the Mini 3-Layer Round Robot chassis kit

The Mini 3-Layer Round Robot chassis kit (Figure 2.1) gives you everything you need to build a two-wheel drive robot chassis. The kit includes the following things:

  • Three chassis layers
  • Two drive motors (drive with 3-6V DC, 200-400 mA run, 1.5A hard stall)
  • Two wheels
  • Two rubber treads
  • Two red panels
  • Four brass standoffs
  • Four long screws
  • Eight small screws
  • Four nuts
  • Two small screws
  • One nut
  • One plastic caster ball
Figure 2.1: Mini 3-Layer Round Robot chassis kit. Image courtesy of Adafruit Industries (https://www.adafruit.com)

Assembling the wheels

First, assemble the two wheels with motors. Take the following things (Figure 2.2):

  • Two motors
  • Two wheels...
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