Building your own car robot
In this section, we will build a car robot. There are many options to implement your own robot. The following is a checklist of features that you may wish to consider when designing your car robot:
Objective: What kind of goals do you want to achieve in building a car robot? Just for fun, or research, or for a professional project?
MCU: What level of complexity will be involved in programming your robot? Is it enough to use an Arduino board, or would you need a complex MCU board, such as Raspberry Pi?
Battery: This is very important. You can choose battery models depending on the power lifespan that you require.
Sensors and actuators: Please use the appropriate sensors and actuators with your robot board. More sensors and actuators means you need more battery power. This also impacts on your robot's weight.
You should draw up another checklist dealing with your robot's performance.
In the next section, we will review the two categories of robot platforms: DIY robot...
