

Controlling them via Bluetooth with your iOS device is just plain awesome!

Hacker Hotel 2023: Back Again! 12 Comments Posted in Android Hacks, Arduino Hacks Tagged arduino robot control, bluetooth bot control, wifi bot control, wireless robot control Post navigation Speaking of WiFi controlled robots, remember our feature on Tank Wars? See it in action after the break with a robot called Eddie.

The full version is $1.99 which isn’t a bad price to pay for a nice GUI for your project. It looks pretty easy to set up, and the lite version is free! That’s good enough reason for us to try it out. On the robot end of things you’re looking at a fairly basic setup consisting of an Arduino, a WiFi module, a motor shield and motors, and an IP Camera. It comes standard with a joystick control protocol and 8 customizable command buttons. So, what are they? They’re configurable apps that are capable of taking in an IPCam video signal, and sending various commands via a URL string (or a bluetooth signal) for an Arduino to interpret. Looking for an easy way to control that Arduino powered robot you built? We just caught wind of a pair of apps for Android that look pretty handy! WiFi Bot Control and Bluetooth Bot Control.
