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07 Mar '13, 11am

Wiimote Controlled RPi Robot

Wiimote Controlled RPi Robot

[Brian] has brought together a powerful collection of hardware to build a robot. The end goal is to have a robot that’s controlled by a Wiimote . The Wiimote communicates over Bluetooth with a Raspberry Pi, which is running a Python script. This script uses the CWiid Python module to communicate with the controller, and [Brian] has detailed instructions on getting the Wiimote working with a RPi . The RPi controls an ATmega based development board over SPI, which drives an h-bridge to control the two DC motors that move the robot. [Brian]‘s code for this could be helpful for anyone looking to control their RPi with a Wiimote. Since Wiimotes and Bluetooth dongles are fairly cheap nowadays, this is a great way to drop in wireless control to any RPi project, or even to control your media center from the couch. After the break, check out a video of the build in action The Segwi...

Full article: http://hackaday.com/2013/03/07/wiimote-controlled-rpi-robot/

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