Show HN: Snap Circuits Telepresence Robot

Re:Show HN: Snap Circuits Telepresence Robot by kevinsundar on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @07:27PM (#25353646)

iRobot actually makes a dev platform that would work great for this: https://store.irobot.com/default/create-programmable-program...

Its not much more at $200 and gets you all the sensors on a roomba (bump, cliff, etc), return to dock, charging, virtual walls, etc.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: Snap Circuits Telepresence Robot by smagoun on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @07:56PM (#25353896)

Great suggestion. The extra sensors in particular would be a welcome improvement. I had the Snap Circuits rover on hand already, so my total outlay was about $20.

A big question when building the base is whether it's heavy/wide enough to be stable. Mounting the tablet up high is great for interaction, but results in a high center of gravity and a long moment arm conspiring to cause instability. From the specs it looks like the iRobot might be both heavier and wider than the Snap Circuits rover, so it might be a great choice.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: Snap Circuits Telepresence Robot by FPGAhacker on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @07:54PM (#25353879)

Oh my cow that is awesome. I must investigate.

[ Parent | on HN ]