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radhoo:
Guys, I've seen a couple of old posts on this, but no good idea so far. So here is this question again: how to make a robot follow you?

It's for this project: http://www.pocketmagic.net/2013/02/android-controlled-robot-part-2/

I won't be able to use GPS because of the errors, so I'm considering using an ultrasound/infrared portable beacon (in user's hand), and the robot to detect and follow that.

What do you think?

radhoo:
Here's the robot:


And here is a demo video, showing a software for Android OS that I wrote, used to control the robot in real time via BLuetooth and a UART Bluetooth Module mounted on the robot:
Android OS Controlled Rover Robot

radhoo:
Something like this would work:
Ultrasonic Source Localization - Following Robots

Any ideas on how this actually works/?

radhoo:
no ideas at all?  :( anyone?

jwatte:
I think an IR beacon could work fine; especially if you modulate it with some signal/pattern that makes it easy to separate from random environment noise.

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