Building the Follow Me Home bot Step-by-Step

Follow me home bot made using Roboki.

Description :

Build an Object Detection Robot with our DIY project! Using object recognition technology, this robot identifies various objects and reacts based on what it detects. Program the robot to respond to its environment with precise movements, showcasing the principles of autonomous robotics. Follow our step-by-step guide to create your own intelligent robot and explore the fascinating world of object detection and robotics. Perfect for young engineers interested in learning about robotics and technology integration.


Contents : 1. HARDWARE Let's Make it! 1.1 What do we need ? 1.2 How is it Made ? 2. SOFTWARE 2.1 Let's Code it ! 3. WHAT NEXT? Challenge!

Follow Me Home bot made with Roboki, detecting objects and autonomously tracing its path toward them using AI object recognition. This robot exemplifies cutting-edge technology in autonomous robotics and object detection, perfect for STEM learners and robotics enthusiasts.

Follow me home bot detecting objects and tracing its path towards the objects.

Before we begin, take a look at the picture of the bot to get a better understanding of the different parts of this bot.

1.HARDWARE

Let's make it!

We are going to follow the steps in this tutorial to assemble our follow me home bot. Look carefully into each of the images and follow the instructions one by one to make this follow me home bot. The colour of the blocks and parts used in the construction might differ from original, So carefully follow the instruction given below.

1.1 What do we need ?

Given below are the materials required to build the Follow me home bot.

1.2 How is it made ?

Follow the steps carefully to build our Follow me home Robot

1. Take the two motors and attach the 3 pegs as shown below.

2. Place the 15 by 11 block on a flat surface.

3. Connect the motor to this block as shown in the image.

4. Similarly, connect the other motor to this block.

5. Once the setup is ready carefully attach axle 5 to each of the motors. With this we have created an extension to mount our wheels on.

6. Connect wheels to axles on both sides.

7. Take the pin connector and connect it to the opposite side of the motors on the block as shown below.

8. Now, take the caster wheel and by using the block joiner connect it to the pin connector on the block.

9. Take one beam 15 and attach two friction pegs to first and last holes of the beam.

10. Attach the beam 15 to the underside of the block, this step is a bit tricky so do it carefully and ensure that your structure looks similar to the image below.

11. Take one beam 5 and attach two friction pegs to the first and last holes of the beam.

12. Attach the beam 5 on top of the beam 15 as shown in the figure below.

13. Take the 1 by 6 brick with holes and connect two 90 degree pegs to it and then mount it on the Beam 5 as shown in the image.

14. Next, connect the Roboki on top of the structure as shown in image, used the bricks on the underside of robot to alignn with the central beam and fix it in place by applying pressure. During this step make sure you support the body of the bot from below too.so that the pressure does not break the structure.

15. Now we must connect the motors to the Roboki. Remember the ports to which each motor is connected and programme it accordingly. (Refer to "Roboki Session 4" )

Connecting the motors to Roboki, ensuring the Follow Me Home robot is ready for programming and sensor-based autonomous navigation.

2. SOFTWARE

2.1 Let's Code it !

Now that our Bot is ready, we need to programme it using Plode to make it follow objects path.Follow the step by step instruction in the video given below to programme our follow me home bot.

3. What Next?

Challenge!

Create a Robot that can detect specific persons and perform different actions for each detected person using the App Mode’s face detection feature.