platformbot replied to the topic Building a mobile platform in the forum Mechanical Design 5 years, 2 months ago
Yes i’m ok with laying tape and/or painting a stripe.
Thank You, I’ll look into this it might be the way I take this project
platformbot replied to the topic Building a mobile platform in the forum Mechanical Design 5 years, 2 months ago
Would fixed path movement be any easier and would it be capable of a Location A->B->A path? possibly a line follower or using a magnetic guide sensor?
Once again thank you for your recommendations.
platformbot replied to the topic Building a mobile platform in the forum Mechanical Design 5 years, 2 months ago
I took a look at the robot you all make that you linked and I neglected to mention that this will be an outdoor robot and not sure that an IPS will work for that, also SLAM appears to be a little overkill (brief research) for my intended use, also it is much to expensive for what I plan to do with it. Would you have any other possible solutions or…[Read more]
platformbot started the topic Building a mobile platform in the forum Mechanical Design 5 years, 2 months ago
I’m in the process of building a small platform robot that will travel from a fixed location “A” to another fixed location “B” approximately 150ft away on a smooth paved surface, wait an hour, then return to Location “A”.
My question is what would be the best way for a robot to navigate the distance between Point A and B with repeatable…[Read more]
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