Android Smartphone Can Control Robots On Its Own

on 03/06/2010 08:50 PDT

You’ve certainly seen mobile phones controlling various devices before, with television sets probably one of the more common devices, but what about the phone autonomously controlling its steed by itself? That’s what a duo of web engineers have done. Dubbed the Truckbot, this setup has a HTC G1 attached to the chassis, acting as a brain, controlling the chassis. Thanks to the phone’s built-in compass, it can navigate and turn in specified directions. The best part is that since it’s a DIY job, the cost of it was about $30, and the instructions have been listed online. A breakdown of the money spent to come up with this includes:

$16 Bare bones Arduino
$3 Micro servo
$0.25 Hex inverter (handled 3.3v to 5v conversion)
$4 HTC USB breakout board
$3 Mini breadboard
$4 miscellaneous cardboard, strap ties, wires, rear wheel

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Android Android is mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license.

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