PiLesos

hardware hacked rebuilt vacuum cleaner.

components

cockpit (raspberry pi) — web robot control, sends command to chassis over uart, streams rpi camera over http.

• fastapi — web server for HTML and REST API
• fastapi websockets — realtime input sending
• nipplejs — vanilla js joystick
• ustreamer — fast webcam streaming

chassis (arduino nano) — receives json over uart and controls all the hardware

• ArduinoJson — fast input/output parsing
• FastLED — led strip control

build & deploy

• arduino chassis firmware build:

  install arduino-cli, connect arduino nano.

  cd chassis
  make all

• raspberry pi cockpit deploy:

  apt install docker.io docker-compose
  cd cockpit
  export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1
  docker compose up -d

required hardware

• raspberry pi 3 / 4
• arduino nano / leonardo (any board w/ 10-bit adc for precise battery reading)