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Title: roomba type robot
Post by: [email protected] on December 04, 2012, 01:02:20 AM
i want to make a robot that can clean d floors........kinda d roombha ;) but d problem is that how do i map d room ???? so tat it knows that it has cleaned this part of d room already......
so far i m familiar with d arduino n 8051 microcontrollers....... n electronics
plz hlp me
thanks in advance  :D!
Title: Re: roomba type robot
Post by: [email protected] on December 04, 2012, 10:43:08 AM
if this project is not suitable for me as i am a newbie...... :-\ plzz atleast tell me ...... n plz do suggest robotic projects of my level.....  :D
Title: Re: roomba type robot
Post by: jwatte on December 04, 2012, 01:04:34 PM
Mapping a room while you're moving about it is called "SLAM" (for "Simultaneous Locating and Mapping" IIRC.)

There are some functions to do SLAM in the ROS toolkit. It requires a lot more computing power than an 8051 or Arduino will have, though. Perhaps you could do it with a Raspberry Pi, or a small PC.

If you're not a skilled software developer, though, then this is probably not something you can achieve yet. It's pretty gnarly stuff.
Title: Re: roomba type robot
Post by: [email protected] on December 05, 2012, 07:03:46 AM
thnx.... alot for replying :D i m jus a starter ....... bt i wud keep track of d words u said....... n try .......bt can any one suggest any good robotic projects...... n more information on mapping would be appreciated....... :) awesum site n awesum users ;)
Title: Re: roomba type robot
Post by: Tommy on December 15, 2012, 07:18:52 PM
IMO it's best to start with switches on a bumper(goes straight until bumper hits, then turns).
as you get deeper into the project you could add mapping.

Tommy
Title: Re: roomba type robot
Post by: greywanderer012345 on December 16, 2012, 12:57:23 AM
If you don't want to place the extra computing power hardware on the bot, I've heard people have had success writing the mapping code for a PC and then adding bluetooth to their bot. Even if you can't get it to work well at first, at least you've learned how to interface with bluetooth.
Title: Re: roomba type robot
Post by: [email protected] on December 16, 2012, 11:38:24 AM
thnxxxx..... :D i probably would start with tommy's idea of d bumper switch............ n thn add mapping........  ;D
can u ppl tell me some mapping techniques???????? 
n thnx 4 d reply.....  :)