Create a roomba with this Arduino project

Roomba created with Arduino

Cada vez son más habituales los dispositivos inteligentes en el hogar. Hasta tal punto que muchos integran una placa Raspberry Pi y ya obtienen un auténtico robot en algunos casos. Pero gracias al Hardware Libre se puede crear un dispositivo inteligente por poco dinero y sin pagar el nombre de la marca.

Something similar has done B. Aswinth Raj with a smart robotic vacuum cleaner similar to a roomba that he has built himself And that a lot of money has been saved thanks to that, by not paying the mark and also has the option to make it smarter by connecting it to the Internet or a Raspberry Pi.

For the construction of this homemade «roomba» several servomotors have been needed, a plate of Arduino UNO y a manual vacuum cleaner. Thus, thanks to the motors and the Arduino board, the vacuum cleaner moves along the ground without us having to go behind it. In addition, the built-in sensors will allow us to locate obstacles that the electric vacuum cleaner has in front of and that it can avoid.

This particular roomba offers great customization possibilities

Pero lo bueno del Hardware Libre no es lo que se construye sino las posibilidades que tenemos de personalización. Así pues, a este proyecto podremos añadirle functionalities such as internet connection or a rechargeable battery. We can also add sensors that help with cleaning or simply schedule cleanings by setting them to a specific day and time.

The project plans as well as the software for its creation are available through CircuitDigest page, algo que podremos conseguir de manera gratuita como muchos proyectos de Hardware Libre. En cualquier caso, aunque parezca un proyecto muy rústico, el funcionamiento de this smart vacuum cleaner is interesting and effective at least for those who do not have time or money to clean the floor or buy a roomba Do not you think?


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