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RoboAnt

Autonomous robot made from Android phone + Arduino + Zumo Shield. Includes Android app, Arduino sketch and Python server.

Build dependencies

Build tested with an old version of usb-serial-for-android

Additionally, the following change to the usb-serial-for-android code was made (not sure wheter it would be necessary any more if using a more recent version.

--- a/UsbSerialLibrary/src/com/hoho/android/usbserial/util/SerialInputOutputManager.java
+++ b/UsbSerialLibrary/src/com/hoho/android/usbserial/util/SerialInputOutputManager.java

@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ public class SerialInputOutputManager implements Runnable {
 
     public void writeAsync(byte[] data) {
         synchronized (mWriteBuffer) {
+//            if (mWriteBuffer.remaining() < data.length) {
+//                Log.i(TAG, "Clearing buffer to prevent overflow");
+//                mWriteBuffer.clear();
+//            }
             mWriteBuffer.put(data);
         }
     }

Useful links

Build your own RoboAnt - http://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/insectrobotics/roboant/

Remote control setup step-by-step - http://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/insectrobotics/roboant-remote-control/

Feel free to use it as a starting point for your own ideas and let us know what you created!

Made by the Insect Robotics Lab University of Edinburgh

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roboant's Issues

Navigation with screen off

Ultimately to save battery the screen can be turned off while navigating.

However, this depends on the ability to take pictures with screen off, not sure if Android allows it.

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