Medibot

An arduino nodebot built to play fetch with my dog, Mogwai.

Using these fine libraries

• johnny-five
• node-serialport
• firmata
• socket.io

Parts

• 1x Wild Thumper 6WD Chassis
• 1x Wild Thumper Motor Controller (includes ATmega168)
• 1x Wild Thumper High Power Switch
• 3x Tenergy 7.2V 5000 mAh battery (15,000 mAh total)
• 1x Pandaboard ES Dual-core ARM A9 w/ 1 GB DDR2 RAM
• 1x Microsoft Lifecam Cinema 720p
• 1x Pololu Step-Down Voltage Regulator (7.2V -> 5V at 3.5A)
• 2x Breadboard Mini Self-Adhesive 1.8"x1.4"
• 1x Parallax PING))) Ultrasonic Sensor
• 1x Jameco PING Mounting Kit with Parallax Servo
• 1x Atmel Inertial One Sensor Board
  • 3d magnetometer AK8975
  • 3d accelerometer BMA150
  • 3d gyroscope ITG-3200
• 1x Teensy ATmega32U4 (not hooked up. For sensors?)
• 1x Low Dropout Regulator 3.3 Volt LM1117T-3.3
• 1x DFRobot Pan/Tilt Servo Kit (5kg)
• 1x Sparkfun Logic Converter

Retired

• 1x Linksys WRT-54G router (used for wireless serial communication)
• 1x Raspberry Pi (ordered a Pandaboard while waiting for it arrive)

Todo

• throw and fetch
• opencv dog filter

Questions?

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