Raspberry Pi Devastator Robot #1
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- Raspberry Pi Zero W robot constructed using a DFRobot Devastator Tank Mobile Robot Platform (Metal DC Gear Motor) and an L298N motor controller.
The Devastator Robot Platform can be purchased on Amazon.com here: amzn.to/2zkEKvq
You can find more information on the robot platform here: www.dfrobot.com/product-1477....
The code and motor controller sections of this video refer back to content that I covered in “Raspspberry Pi Robotics #3: Keyboard Control”: • Raspberry Pi Robotics ...
You can find the wiring diagram on this ExplainingComputers.com page: www.explainingcomputers.com/ra...
The Python code used to control the robot is also here: www.explainingcomputers.com/sa...
Note that, because the code uses curses to access the keyboard, it must either be run from a terminal, or you must make the terminal window active after executing the code (ie click on the terminal window to give it the focus).
You can also control the robot from another computer using SSH as I demonstrate in “Raspberry Pi Robotics #4: SSH Network Control”: • Raspberry Pi Robotics ...
You may also be interested in this video on using Raspberry Pi GPIO inputs: • Raspberry Pi: Using GP...
More videos on the Raspberry Pi, robotics, AI and other computing-related topics can be found at: / explainingcomputers
You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: / explainingthefuture 
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Loose tracks make for a softer ride, better traction and less friction on force bearing surfaces. I would not change the tension unless the tracks come off. This is the best robot build and product I have seen for robotics beginner to date. Great job.
I love this channel. From a young engineer to an experienced engineer, thanks for making these vids.
I know some people say that they say they enjoy a channel and new video notifications, but I genuinely enjoy Explaining Computers on a Sunday night and was even thinking about it yesterday and the upcoming robot project.
I think it's good enough to be part of an education curriculum and production/content value is ALWAYS 10/10.
Another great vid, Chris!!
There's something so charming about the posh sounding British man saying "Today we'll be assembling the Devastator tank platform".
:)
Lol . Its official Chris ! - Nottingham is Posh 😂Well ill go t’Trent!!
@@Mike-tv9rk I'm in the rural US South. Any British accent except maybe west country is going to sound posh. :D
I realy look forward to my E.C. Sundays. thanks for another great video!
I love these robot videos! Thanks for making these.
An impressive piece of equipment. I look forward on how you reconfigure the electronics inside the body. Once again, an interesting video.
Really good video Chris, thanks. I'll get my wife to put it on the Christmas list. Loads of ways to add-on... Love it!
what a great video, thanks!
I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for all your hard work. You definitely have a fan in Vegas.
I think I will buy this robot kit. It looks better than any of the other kits I've seen.
Watching you for a week or two now- i probably watch because you're well spoken... but i have to say this is a great unboxing vid. I appreciate the attention to quality and detail in the whole deal. Congrats if you didnt know you're good at what you do.
Thanks. :)
Thanks Chris you make your videos very interesting and explain them well. It is good that you point out the previous videos that can be accessed to find out more info.
This channel has excellent insight on Robotics :')
Great video Christopher, Im tempted to get one myself now and have a play around
Great video.Looks like a great project for my grandson and I to build together.
That metal one looks very robust. Now I want one for Christmas. Please.
"A toy shouldn't break just because a child plays with it" - Tonka. I still have mine from 1972.
good to meet you at tct yesterday. glad to see you liked the devastator instruction manual - some more of my work ;)
matt
Excellent!
Another fantastic video!! Thank you so much
Amazing robot! :0
I'm looking forward to see what will be the next feature you'll add to this machine. Please do!
Another Great Video. Thank you for making this! - Mr. Scissors @ 2:15
Thanks for that. I've now got another idea for my final year project in college:) thumbs up
What is your major?
as usual... a great informative video. THANKS!
Nice video, thanks!
I did the motor switch a bit differently by running the two poles to the enable jumpers on the L298N. For the wire leads on the motor, I cut off about half of the ends and crimped the remains a bit with Matthias the needle nose pliers. They fit nicely in the screw lugs on the L298N.
Great video, please post more on this soon!
So I have a ton of other projects started, but come across your devastator tank video. Love this build and hoping to do one myself. Just want my wife wants to hear,
That is really cool looking! There are so many things that you could do with it. Like add on a camera and live stream from it. Some type of gun that shoots Nerf darts.. So many possibilities
Glad you managed to stay on track and didn't tank it
:)
Awesome. I just found this channel, looks like I've got a lot of catching up to do.
As a young child i'd have loved a kit like that !
Nice looking kit criss
thats good! . that would be something i would like adapt to a lawnmower in the future
Great build!
i love your unboxings, it's seems like a somewhat panicky experience for you :)
True! They are generally not (easily) repeatable takes, and with the larger boxes I am always aware of not opening one up to hit my microphone.
Thank you! Great video
Thx 4 the video. I love it!
Great project, I'm very excited for the next video!
Would be interesting to try your mobile phone as an wi-fi access point, this way you would have a truly portable platform...
The next video is uploading as I type this! It releases here on Sunday, and covers lots of practical improvement stuff -- including running the control code on boot.
Good video, and explanation.
OK Done that and ready for the next bit! 😁
Tanks for another awesome video!!
I saw what you did there. lol.
I Love this subject of videos (building robots)
Hope to see another video real soon. Tangobaldy
Great vid! I loved it
Fun build. Mount a cup holder on it so it can bring you a drink! 😁
You da man Chris Awesome vids
that robot looks actually awesome, perhaps a PWM control or some routines for the next video?
great video. but as long as it doesn't have some kind of autonomy it's an RC tank. hope to see some implementation of autonomy in future videos. would be really awesome
I bought one of these robots, (took forever because of the whole covid-china thing,) and I am using my raspberry pi 4 with a phone battery pack, and the AA pack just for the motors! It works great, and is very quiet!
Great to hear.
I LOVE THE ROBOT VIDEOS!!!!!!
Nice vidéo! Now i want to buil mine.
Neet project, thank you.
Those metal gears look pretty solid
They are very solid, very heavy for their size. :)
Metal gear solid... I see what you did there :-)
It's a very neat little tank robot, Chris. In general they don't get me very excited, though... I much prefer robotic arms as they seem more useful, but I look forward to see what you will do with yours!
Oh, and how about a video on the current state of robotics, worldwide? That'd be cool...
You mean like "Johnny 5" from the movie "Short Circuit"?
A video on the current state of robotics is on my list -- for reasons that will become clear . . .
Wonderful project! I find I get a lot more power to drive the motors by using LiPo batteries. E.g., my little Arduino robot now runs over carpet. Also they don't need to be removed, just recharged.
Yes, I plan to get a LiPo pack for this, and hopefully also a voltage regulator to run the Pi off the same batteries.
Thanks for sharing 😀👍
Very helpful set of videos, have watched over this series a couple of times and taken a lot of inspiration from it. A few of my thoughts and questions:
1. Instead of pygame you could use pygame zero, lot more welcoming. Especially if you don't need the full feature set of pygame
2. Instead of using raw gpio, can use gpiozero. Many more features, including a "robot" object to handle the movement for you. Very useful in more complicated projects where you have to worry about more than just moving the robot.
3. Your wiring changed between the thin power bank, using the l298 output, and then the final thicker power bank. I didn't hear you talk about how you wired the l298n to power the zero. Or did you power it some other way?
Suggested project: add either IR or Lidar (now getting affordable) so the robot tank can navigate without bumping into things and move with purpose instead of randomly.
Great video
That was very cool thank you
I don't remember is this your first robot? If so you are starting out with an excellent platform. Looking forward to the follow-up videos. Keep broadcasting!!
Great video could you plz upload more videos of this series
Yes, I will! I currently plan to post another video before the end of 2017.
Nice knoling!
Amazing stuff
Really hope to see a part 2 with a pi camera install . What is the range from keyboard ? Great work ! Thanks for sharing
Very impressive
I suggest the of the keyboard to be linked to launch rockets now
You could maybe get one of those cheap little right angle USB adapters to let you rotate the battery 90 degrees to fit inside the case better.
Thats some big motors
If you loved building this then you would love putting together one of the Tamiya 1/16th scale RC tanks. I built a Pershing and the suspension parts and drive train / tracks look identical
The wheels, suspension, sprockets and track are all from the Heng Long M26 Pershing
nice one
Classic tech guy response to a nice-looking manual: "I might have to read that."
Now you've done it. You'll be hooked.
:)
Very cool indeed
"rather exciting box" indeed :-)
Great! Add a camera to it and you'll have a ground drone that you can probably use to scout outside your house.
You go, boy!! Lol. That looks like soooooo much fun to this, "full - blown, hillbilly super nerd!!" - Cheers!
Ideal for Robot Wars. Add some razorblades and a chainsaw....
It would look cool right until the match starts, hobby stuff like this usually gets shredded.
Ricardo Schuchmann anglegrinder and an ak47 with autotargeting would do the trick
I think the BBC should give you a TV series devoted to Pi stuff. You know, like Ian McNaught-Davis presented the BBC Micro on The Computer Programme
I think so too!
All you need is a mini amp and small speakers; you'll be cruising in style.
I like it, I like it.
Now that I've built it... yeah it's good for its price but I'm not so keen on the small parts of plastic that form the suspension. In particular as you have to use "wood screws" for some parts, e.g. to fix the wheels on their axles. Overturn any of these and that's it, there is no replacement part. Well you could still glue it in I guess. Another nitpick I have is how they fixed the lower body plate to the sides with only two screws, which makes it tip once you take the cover off, but for the cover you need 6 screws which is not ideal when you want to access the interior frequently. Overall I still like it, but not quite as euphoric as in my initial comment after I saw the video.
DFRobot also sponsored me to build a laser shooting robot tank game! My videos will be coming out sometime in October
Please share a link here when the video is available.
here's part 1/3: ruclips.net/video/ynEbJMJVL7A/видео.html it's also up on hackster.io at www.hackster.io/gatoninja236/laser-shootin-robot-defad0
I was expecting Devastator from G1... nice video nonetheless!
I came here to see Mr. Scissors!
awesome
For me the unboxing parts of your videos are boring, but I enjoy the rest! Thanks!
Oh well, just skip through the unboxing part! And there are no unboxings for the next three weeks . . .
ExplainingComputers
Great news! 😉
Great video as always. Any plans to build self balancing robot ? Have been waiting for a long time if you would please.
It was not on my list -- but is now! I know that James Bruton with his XRobots channel has done some amazing projects like that.
thanks
Nice video! It would have been nice to have some sound effects. The next time please add some 'Vrrroooom - vrrrooooms' and a few 'Pew Pew Pews' while you are building it. Thank you.
wireless web cam with audio output strapped to the top and let the great unwashed control it via a website, could be fun
Nice video! Just one question, is the L298N motor controller the same used with Arduino?
When looking at the parts for the robot kit it was hard to judge the scale of them with the zoomed shots.
Would it be possible to have a scale of some kind (ruler, L-shape scale, transparent scale or craft cutting board) in future kit projects to gauge the dimensions before/during construction so that we have an idea of the project size?
A reference scale would also be advantageous with SBC's to give people an idea of board size.
Thanks.
Good point -- noted.
..."it's beginning to look like a thing..." Haha, great.
👍👍👍👍👍Ha ha ha ha ha...
I'm 5 years late; found this piece from your video in 2022oct09.
Very fun & interesting though😊
u can make a WALL-E robot with that.. nice video..
Excellent video. Would this work utilizing a Raspberry Pi3 and a Raspirobot V3 board?
metal gear motors ... really solid !!
did he say it on purpose ?? we'll never know
Wowww Amazing, I have a question:
Can you use aldo a regular TX like a taranis for pilot It?
Bluloo classic clean and left there