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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Computer Projects and Ideas => Topic started by: Juju on November 15, 2011, 12:47:50 am

Title: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: Juju on November 15, 2011, 12:47:50 am

That was one of my school projects: controlling this arm, as shown in this video, with a Wiimote. It's kinda hard to control this 20 years old thing with a Wiimote though...

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: aeTIos on November 15, 2011, 03:58:36 pm

Wow and you created this? EPIC.
Also, are you that in the vid? if so, nice beard you got :P

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: flyingfisch on November 15, 2011, 04:18:29 pm

Nice!

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: saintrunner on November 15, 2011, 04:19:13 pm

That's so cool!

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: parserp on November 15, 2011, 04:28:02 pm

O.O
Is that you in the video?

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: saintrunner on November 15, 2011, 04:29:47 pm

Is the arm moving by the remotes motion, or are you pressing buttons? or both?

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: Eeems on November 15, 2011, 04:40:43 pm

I saw this on youtube last night. Nice beard Juju

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: Juju on November 15, 2011, 05:51:37 pm

Thanks guys, and yep that's me, the guy with the awesome beard. The waist and the shoulder are controlled by the remote's motion, the rest with the buttons (1, 2 and D-pad controls the 3 other motors). I think pretty much every function but the IR have a function. (+/- sets speed, Home returns the arm to its home position, the LEDs shows in binary (0-15) the joint being moved/speed being set)

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: saintrunner on November 15, 2011, 05:52:25 pm

That's awesome!

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 15, 2011, 05:54:30 pm

Quote from: parser padwan on November 15, 2011, 04:28:02 pm

O.O
Is that you in the video?

Yep it's him. I met him about 10 times also :P

Also this is friggin cool Juju. It's fun to see what we can do with stuff that were intended for other uses like a wiimote. :D

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: BalancedFury on November 15, 2011, 05:57:21 pm

I know like 10 people asked this but Is that you O.O
EDIT: I didnt read ^^^

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: saintrunner on November 15, 2011, 05:58:28 pm

Yes it is him.

Title: Re: Controlling a robot arm with a Wiimote
Post by: BalancedFury on November 15, 2011, 05:59:52 pm

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