{"id":8269,"date":"2015-07-09T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T03:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:15:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:15:28","slug":"making-a-spy-rover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/making-a-spy-rover\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Spy Rover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the growth of computer science and cybernetics, the first mobile robots debuted during World War II. In the decades since, further advancements have made it possible to create a wide range of mobile robots, all with varying purposes and capabilities. But now, Instructables user <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/MarioaraR\/\">MarioaraR<\/a> explains how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/SPY-ROVER\/\">make your very own Spy Rover with a chipKIT Wi-FIRE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/51fC4x3dAN4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This Instructable details, as previously mentioned, how to make a Spy Rover. It uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,892,1266&amp;Prod=CHIPKIT-WIFIRE\">chipKIT Wi-FIRE<\/a> as a main controller, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,937&amp;Prod=PMOD-GYRO\">PmodGYRO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,899&amp;Prod=PMOD-ACL\">PmodACL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,1038&amp;Prod=PMOD-GPS\">PmodGPS<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,1272&amp;Prod=PMOD-MAXSONAR\">PmodMAXSONAR<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,947&amp;Prod=PMOD-BT2\">PmodBT2<\/a> act as sensors. They all connect to a smart device, which provides the brain for this robot. Two motors connected by an H-bridge provide mobility, and the camera sits on top of a separate stepper motor. The camera transmits the image data to the PC or smart device you&#8217;ve connected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,892,1266&amp;Prod=CHIPKIT-WIFIRE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2629\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chipKIT-WiFIRE-obl-600.png\" alt=\"chipKIT-WiFIRE-obl-600\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chipKIT-WiFIRE-obl-600.png 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chipKIT-WiFIRE-obl-600-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/chipKIT-WiFIRE-obl-600-225x163.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This project would certainly provide a challenge, one we&#8217;d look forward to seeing! If you&#8217;ve made this or something similar, let us know!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8376\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/SPY-ROVER\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/spy-rover-1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"The complete Spy Rover.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/spy-rover-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/spy-rover-1-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/spy-rover-1.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The complete Spy Rover. Image from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/SPY-ROVER\/\">Instructables<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-8269 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='8269' data-nonce='e5335d04d0' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-8269 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-8269 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='8269' data-nonce='e5335d04d0' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-8269 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-8269 status align-left'>Be the 1st to vote.<\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the growth of computer science and cybernetics, the first mobile robots debuted during World War II. In the decades since, further advancements have made it possible to create a wide range of mobile robots, all with varying purposes and capabilities. But now, Instructables user MarioaraR explains how to make your very own Spy Rover with a chipKIT Wi-FIRE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4327,35],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[4464],"class_list":["post-8269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects","category-fpga"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/spy-rover-1.jpg","authors":[{"term_id":4464,"user_id":7,"is_guest":0,"slug":"amber_mear","display_name":"Amber Mear","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/766b0adee766c4cbe4e5ae38ab97be11?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Mear","last_name_2":"","first_name":"Amber","first_name_2":"","job_title":"","description":"I was the Digilent blog editor, and now I'm a contributor. 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