Simple Wireless Rover for Raspberry Pi

Small robotic platform based on Raspberry Pi controlled by a remote PS4 game controller over a wireless network.

Kickstart Guide

1. Install requirements

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

1.5. Install dependencies in Ubuntu server machine:

sudo apt-get install python3-smbus

2. Start server in Raspberry Pi:

python3 robotServer.py

3. Start the client on a remote machine

Connect game controller to remote machine. Configure the correct server IP on client and run python3 client.py on the remote machine.

client.py -h <host> -p <port> [--verbose]

Controller

• Right pad: Speed, turning and steering
• Left pad: Look with camera
• Hat pad: Move camera center

Current Hardware

• Raspberry Pi 3 with Ubuntu Server LTS 20.04
• Adafruit Motor Hat https://www.adafruit.com/product/2348
• Pimorini Pantilt Hat https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pan-tilt-hat
• 4x 5-12V DC gear motors
• 12V battery pack for motor power
• USB battery pack for Raspberry Pi 3

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