Mimicry Robot

• Robot website: http://cmsc838f-s15.wikispaces.com/kinetic-topogo
• Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuHxXKFdOlw

Description: Control your robot, differently

The C# code tries to read the exact position of each joint using a Microsoft Kinect so that it could calculate and send our hands movements to the arduino. Commands are sent through a SerialPort communication between the computer that runs the C# program and the Arduino. The arduino code translates the commands received from its Serial Port into PWM analog voltages that would set the position of each servo motor.

Project Setup:

Materials Used

1. Microsoft Kinect V1 x 1
2. Servo Motors x 6
3. Arduino Uno
4. Cardboards
5. Wires, glue and other misc material

Examples of common tasks

e.g.

• Say "sit down": the robot would sit down and start mimicing your hand gestures
• Say "Follow": the robot tries to walk by following your body movements
• Say "Shake": the robot will shake its butt ┍㋛┛
• Say "Move": the robot moves in a random way
• Say "Crawl": the robot would simply crawl