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Python Robotics Projects: Build smart and collaborative robots using Python

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Python Robotics Projects

Using GPIOs as Input

In the previous chapter, we understood how GPIOs are used for output. But, as the name suggests, the GPIO can be used for both input and output purposes. In this chapter, we will see how you can go ahead and use these pins to input the data over to Raspberry Pi.

The topics which we will cover in this chapter are:

  • A deeper dive into GPIOs
  • Interfacing the PIR sensor
  • Interfacing the ultrasonic proximity sensor
  • Interfacing through I2C

A deeper dive into GPIOs

I am sure you remember this line of code from the previous chapter:

GPIO.setup(18,GPIO.OUT)

As explained earlier, this basically tells us how GPIO the pin will behave in a certain program. By now, you must have guessed that by changing this single line of code we can change the behavior of the pin and convert it from output to input. This is how you would do it:

GPIO.setup(18,GPIO.IN)

Once you write this line of code in your program, the microcontroller will know that during the time that the program is being run, the pin number 18 will only be used for input purposes. 

To understand how this would actually work, let's head back to our hardware and see how it can be done. Firstly, you need to connect an LED to any of the pins; we will be using pin number 23 in this program. Secondly, you need to connect a switch on pin number 24. You can refer...

Interfacing through I2C

So far, so good. Electronic circuits can be very interesting and, while they seem very complex, often we find that the working can be very simple. In the previous section, we interfaced one sensor at a time. We can go ahead and interface multiple sensors, but we are limited by the number of GPIOs that are present. We have also seen that some sensors such as ultrasonic sensors may use more than one GPIO pin for their working. This further reduces the number of sensors that we can interface with the microcontroller. Once we move on to more complex circuits, we will also realize that the wiring can be really messy and if a problem occurs then finding what's wrong becomes one tedious task.

Now, there is an even bigger problem that we face while designing robotic systems and that's the problem of timing—all the work done in a system has to be...

Summary 

This chapter was all about interfacing sensors with GPIOs so that the data can be retrieved by sensors. Moving forward, in the next chapter, with the help of these learned topics, we will learn how to make a pet-feeding robot.

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Key benefits

  • • Design, build, and stimulate collaborative robots
  • • Build high-end robotics projects such as a customized personal Jarvis
  • • Leverage the power of Python and ROS for DIY robotic projects

Description

Robotics is a fast-growing industry. Multiple surveys state that investment in the field has increased tenfold in the last 6 years, and is set to become a $100-billion sector by 2020. Robots are prevalent throughout all industries, and they are all set to be a part of our domestic lives. This book starts with the installation and basic steps in configuring a robotic controller. You'll then move on to setting up your environment to use Python with the robotic controller. You'll dive deep into building simple robotic projects, such as a pet-feeding robot, and more complicated projects, such as machine learning enabled home automation system (Jarvis), vision processing based robots and a self-driven robotic vehicle using Python. By the end of this book, you'll know how to build smart robots using Python.

Who is this book for?

If building robots is your dream, then this book is made for you. Prior knowledge of Python would be an added advantage.

What you will learn

  • • Get to know the basics of robotics and its functions
  • • Walk through interface components with microcontrollers
  • • Integrate robotics with the IoT environment
  • • Build projects using machine learning
  • • Implement path planning and vision processing
  • • Interface your robots with Bluetooth

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Table of Contents

19 Chapters
Robotics 101 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using GPIOs as Input Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making a Gardener Robot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Basics of Motors Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making a Pet Feeding Robot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Bluetooth-Controlled Robotic Car Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Sensor Interface for Obstacle Avoidance Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making Your Own Area Scanner Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Vision Processing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making a Guard Robot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Basic Switching Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Recognizing Humans with Jarvis Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making Jarvis IoT Enabled Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Giving Voice to Jarvis Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Gesture Recognition Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Machine Learning Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Gesture-Controlled Robotic Vehicle Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making a Robotic Arm Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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This book is a Definite MUST HAVE for all Robotics and Python Enthusiasts, including newbies and first-time coders. The physical copy is PERFECT and Pristine while the e-book is a fabulous way to keep reading on-the-go. The print quality accentuates your experience with the processes described in each chapter. I am certainly a very Happy Reader and I recommend you to try this ASAP.
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B. Gehrke Jan 21, 2023
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This a good book for beginners to get into robotics. The projects instructions are very well written and easy to follow.
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Elvin Aug 14, 2018
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excellent book
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Kevin Skewes Feb 15, 2020
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The two first sets of code the book has you write both either result in errors or flat out just don't do what they are intended to do. Doesn't matter if you copy them verbatim from the text. They won't work unless you change them yourselves. The writer tells you to use Broadcom(BCM) in the first code and then changes it to (BOARD) in the next code. The second code doesn't work unless you use BCM, and even then the loop never ends. The text also fails to show the appropriate indent after the range(3): line. The first code wouldn't work because GPIO.out(23.....) needed to be GPIO.ouput(23......), which oddly enough, I figured out because he started using it in the second code. Heck, by the time you make it to the third code, he uses both OUT and OUTPUT. Seriously, do yourself a favor and avoid this absolute train wreck of a book. PackT might want to hire and editor and start some quality control.
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