Blog Post 2 - radion/robotics-capstone GitHub Wiki

Final Project Idea: LumiBot

An intelligent, mobile lamp! Provides lighting where it may be needed. Can be commanded to go to a particular area, follow somebody, or automatically move towards where there is less light. The killer features:

  • Turn on the lamp with a clap of the hands
  • The robot can be set to follow somebody
  • Auto-on whenever it is dark
  • The lamp can change color based on the situation

Storyboard

Technical Challenges

  • LumiBot must detect sound when person claps
  • LumiBot will have to react appropriately to each consecutive clap (on --> follow --> off & stop follow)
  • The lamp needs to be turned on via software
  • TurtleBot has to detect a person and follow them

Lab 4: Turtlebot Movement

Below is a link to a demonstration of the Turtlebot facing towards the nearest object:

ScreenShot