Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join Miloš Rašić as he builds a differential-drive mobile robot and explores the fundamentals of mobile robotics. In this instalment of the Introduction to Robotics series, he brings together electronics, mechanical design, motor control, encoder feedback, PID tuning, wireless communications and sensor-driven behaviors to create a robot capable of navigating a surface and mapping its edges.
Along the way, Miloš demonstrates how wheel encoders enable speed control and odometry, how infrared sensors can be used as cliff detectors, and how a simple mapping algorithm can turn sensor data into useful environmental information. The project also highlights practical challenges including battery brownouts, logic-level compatibility, controller tuning and real-world testing.
Whether you're building your first robot or looking to understand how mobile robotics systems are put together, this project provides a hands-on introduction to the concepts that underpin larger autonomous platforms, and you can find the supporting files on the element14 Community! bit.ly/4fTF2QG
#IntroductionToRobotics #MobileRobotics #robotdesign #diyrobot #embeddedsystems #robotics
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Engage with the element14 presents team on the element14 Community - suggest builds, find project files and behind the scenes video: bit.ly/3tmdewv
Visit the element14 Community for more great activities and free hardware:
Tech spotlights: bit.ly/3qPrDhM
RoadTest and Reviews: bit.ly/3pV5Bux
Project14: bit.ly/31wbnJY
Join Miloš Rašić as he builds a differential-drive mobile robot and explores the fundamentals of mobile robotics. In this instalment of the Introduction to Robotics series, he brings together electronics, mechanical design, motor control, encoder feedback, PID tuning, wireless communications and sensor-driven behaviors to create a robot capable of navigating a surface and mapping its edges.
Along the way, Miloš demonstrates how wheel encoders enable speed control and odometry, how infrared sensors can be used as cliff detectors, and how a simple mapping algorithm can turn sensor data into useful environmental information. The project also highlights practical challenges including battery brownouts, logic-level compatibility, controller tuning and real-world testing.
Whether you're building your first robot or looking to understand how mobile robotics systems are put together, this project provides a hands-on introduction to the concepts that underpin larger autonomous platforms, and you can find the supporting files on the element14 Community! bit.ly/4fTF2QG
#IntroductionToRobotics #MobileRobotics #robotdesign #diyrobot #embeddedsystems #robotics
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Engage with the element14 presents team on the element14 Community - suggest builds, find project files and behind the scenes video: bit.ly/3tmdewv
Visit the element14 Community for more great activities and free hardware:
Tech spotlights: bit.ly/3qPrDhM
RoadTest and Reviews: bit.ly/3pV5Bux
Project14: bit.ly/31wbnJY
