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Mastering Arduino

You're reading from   Mastering Arduino A project-based approach to electronics, circuits, and programming

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788830584
Length 372 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jon Hoffman Jon Hoffman
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface The Arduino FREE CHAPTER Basic Electronics Circuit Diagrams Basic Prototyping Arduino IDE Programming the Arduino - The Basics Programming the Arduino - Beyond the Basics Motion Sensor Environment Sensors Obstacle Avoidance and Collision Detection Fun with Lights Fun with Sound Using LCD Displays Speech Recognition and Voice Synthesizing DC Motors and Motor Controllers Servo Motors Using a Relay Remotely Controlling the Arduino Creating a Robot Bluetooth LE Bluetooth Classic Another Book You May Enjoy

Remotely controlling a robot

The RF remote that we saw in Chapter 18, Remotely Controlling the Arduino, is a much better choice for remotely controlling a robot than the IR remote because the RF remote does not need line of sight for the signal. The only issue with the RF remote is there usually is not enough buttons for everything we want our robots to do. This lack of buttons can be overcome by making the robot an autonomous robot where it can use object avoidance to move around on its own but then use the remote to tell the robot to perform a specific task. These tasks can include things like telling the robot to start/stop moving, play music through a speaker or to bring you a drink from the refrigerator.

At the end of Chapter 18, Remotely Controlling the Arduino, you were challenged to think outside the box for ways to remotely control a project other than using a wireless...

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