The project has now concluded with a very successful final demonstration to a number of students and members of staff. First, our “Poomba” robot (the Raspberry Pi Roomba) set out to autonomously explore the environment… [youtube YpxPYJ65MT8] … and then we used the acquired data to map it (using ROS gmapping) [youtube -TVoDgOvWls] So, we … Continue reading “Successful end-of-project demonstration”
So the project has come to an end… but what have we achieved? Our final objective was to get the Pi/Roomba/Ros/Laser combination set-up and working, such that the Robot can move around an environment and avoid obstacles. As a further goal, we aimed to also have the robot moving around a room, map it … Continue reading “Day Fourteen – Project Conclusion”
The final week of the project is here! A lot of things have changed since the last blog post and a few changes to the overall plan have also been made. Firstly, after the complications of last week with the webcam, this feature has been dropped due to the lack of time left in the … Continue reading “Day Ten – Final Week”