Hi,
So I'm brand new to this community which I found via a Google search for "online robotics communities", I also came across "
www.communityofrobots.com" but that place seems pretty dead, so I chose society of robots.
Anyway I've been apart of online communities before most notably
www.rpgtoolkit.net where I was the lead software developer for that open source project from 2012-2014, I've now moved into robotic applications focused mostly on navigation. I'm currently working on a year long project as part of my final year in Computer Science and what I m really looking for is somewhere to share my work. It is currently up on Github
https://www.github.com/swordmaster2k/botnav the readme is currently lacking...
So, my project is based on path finding for mobile robots (wheeled, tracked, humanoid, etc.) in a 2D environment. It is largely research based but there is a fair amount of software implementation it includes:
- Grid based path planning routines
- Reusable software design
- Autonomous navigation with map building
- Wireless communication via Bluetooth, Wifi, Serial, etc...
The idea is that I produce a generic navigation system with a graphical program that a user can adapt to any ground based robot with very little effort. This gives the robot some "intelligence" but it requires some means of sensing where it is, a range finder, and communications to a computer. I already have the software running on 2 different systems Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
I'm wondering if this is a suitable home for such a project or are there any others?
Thanks.