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Camera Module

Another quick step into learning how the Raspberry Pi and the robot work together is installing the Camera Module. Best guide to install it is obviouslly in the Raspberry Pi projects (link here). The only problem I found is that I was not fixing it correctly so it plugged-unplugged for some time. I restarted theContinue reading “Camera Module”

Putty

While I’m still struggling to have my Xbox One controller working with my robot, I decided to keep learning and experimenting with other tools to really know how the robot (and obviouslly, the Raspberry Pi) work. So, I installed Putty in my computer. My PC is a regular Windows 10 computer, but luckly, in theContinue reading “Putty”

XBox-One S Controller Configuration

I chose to use my XBox-One Controller to use with my robot. It is a XBox One S controller, so it can be used without any dongles. The thing is, in this case, there are certain kind of changes to the bluetooth configuration that have to be done. The first time around I only lookedContinue reading “XBox-One S Controller Configuration”

Kaladin-bot and me

In April 2019, my mom’s great friend Gabriela Gallegos came home. She lives in Cambridge and she’s an expert in robotics. Also, she loves spreading the word: she encourages kids and young people to learn programming and robotics. When she came, she brought with her a small kit (a Tiny 4WD Robot Kit) forContinue reading “Kaladin-bot and me”