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ChocoRobo - Autonomous Chocolate Delivery Robot

A simple, easy to build face following robot made with off the shelf parts.

BeginnerFull instructions provided4 hours4,326

Things used in this project

Hardware components

AIY Vision
Google AIY Vision
×1
Circuit Playground Express
Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
×1
Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express
×1
2WD Robot Car Chassis
The chassis that has the rotating wheel in the back. The chassis also has what looks to be a front bumper with long slits. See the videos how the chassis looks.
×1
Mini Camera Tripod
Not the exact tripod I used but something similar. The tripod needs to be small to fit on the robot car chassis.
×1
Adafruit DC Gearbox Motor - "TT Motor" - 200RPM - 3 to 6VDC
×2
Adafruit Motor Wheel for TT DC Gearbox Motor
×2
5V Portable Battery Charger
Make sure the charger is capable of high current output.
×1
USB-A to Micro-USB Cable
USB-A to Micro-USB Cable
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USB to 5.5 mm/2.1 mm 5 Volt DC Barrel Jack Power Cable
Or make your by cutting up old cables and attaching a 2.1 mm barrel connector.
×1

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

Story

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Schematics

Wiring

Same file in the repo. Shows wiring from Pi to CPX and CPX to the motors.

Code

ChocoRobo

ChocoRobo code for the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express and Google AIY Vision Kit. Also contains fritzing diagram and Visio flow chart.

Credits

bbtinkerer

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Thanks to Google AIY Team.

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