Project Robie Rover

Raspi audio isn't as easy as it seems:

http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/05/the-silence-of-rams.html

Robie has been updated:

http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/04/source-update.html

He now has a mode selection capability as well as a fancy lighting effects mode.

Sometimes things don't always go as planned:

http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/03/trials-and-tribulations.html

Robie now has an autonomous mode. It's still in the early stages, but the basics are there:

http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/03/things-that-go-bump-in-night.html

More experimentation with the WS-2812 LED's and the HC-SR04 ping sensor:

http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/03/kaleidoscope-part-deux.html

This time with a fancy video (ooh... ahh):

WS-2812 + HC-SR04 = Kaleidoscope?!

My zany experiment: http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/03/the-bot-with-kaleidosope-eyes.html

After what seems like ages I was able to screw Robie's case back together:

As always, there are more details on my blog: http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/03/back-in-fighting-shape.html

After what seems like ages my lipo charging board arrived in the mail. Here's what she looks like mounted in the batter compartment:

Check out a video of the now tether-free robot roaming around on my build blog: http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/03/look-ma-no-wires.html

The bumper is all wired up and the code is updated, so I decided to take another video of my progress:

http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/02/old-dog-new-trick.html

The importance of good ground connections:

http://robierover.blogspot.ca/2015/02/staying-grounded.html