HOMOTRONICS

HOMODRUINO®

The iHackRobot series represents a progression of intuitive machines (IM) that have developed over time. These IMs can be programmed to perform various tasks by integrating the knowledge you’ve gained from our previous projects. They can autonomously navigate within a confined space, or be controlled via your keyboard, a TV remote, ethernet, wifi, bluetooth, and other sensors such as light, sound, and line detectors.

Our past projects involving RGB LEDs, IR remote controls, the SR04 ultrasonic finder, the L239D motorshield, the HC-05 bluetooth module, and the Arduino R3 Uno board can all be amalgamated to construct this programmable entity, which I’ve named Homotronics®.

A more advanced task would be to develop a simple, modular sketch for its neurotronic brain that can control its movement range, a feature I’ve termed the SOUL (Spectrum Of Ultrarhythmic Locomotion). The sketch provided below serves as an excellent starting point for instilling SOUL into these robots.

/* ===============================================================
      Project Homotronics: Homodruinos
      Author: J. B. Wylzan with some help from the Arduino community
      Website: http://www.ihackrobot.blogspot.com
      Abstract: Introduction to a simple Homodruino ROM/SOUL Algorithm.
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#define LeftMotorForward 2
#define LeftMotorBackward 3
#define RightMotorForward 4
#define RightMotorBackward 5

//pwm 3,5,6,9,10,11

void setup() {
  pinMode(LeftMotorForward, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(LeftMotorBackward, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(RightMotorForward, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(RightMotorBackward, OUTPUT);

}

void loop() { 

  go_forward(); 
    delay(1000); 
      go_stop(); 
  go_right(); 
    delay(3000); 
      go_stop(); 
  go_forward(); 
    delay(1000); 
      go_stop(); 
  go_left(); 
    delay(3000); 
      go_stop(); 
  go_forward(); 
    delay(1000); 
      go_stop(); 
  go_backward(); 
    delay(3000);
      go_stop(); 
} 

void go_forward()                                    //the robot goes forward 
{
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorBackward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorForward, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorBackward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorForward, HIGH);
}

void go_backward()                                  //the robot moves backward
{
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorForward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorBackward, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorForward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorBackward, HIGH);
  
}

void go_left()                                        //the robot turns left
{  
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorForward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorBackward, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorBackward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorForward, LOW);
  
}

void go_right()                                       //the robot turns right
{
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorBackward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorForward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorForward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorBackward, HIGH);
}

void stop()                                           //the robot stops 
{
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorBackward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(LeftMotorForward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorForward, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RightMotorBackward, LOW);
}


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Evolution of Homotronics®:

Homodruino V.1

Homodruino V.2

Homodruino V.3

Homotronics V.4

BiNG - The First Homodruino Robot

Disclaimer:  We shall not be liable for any loss or damage of whatever nature - direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise - which may arise as a result of your use of any information on this website. However, if you are interested in using any of the projects for personal or educational purposes, please inform the author by email. 

Public Domain Notice: Copyright (c) 2000. All rights reserved. This article is part of a book entitled iHackRobot. Copies are welcome to be shared or distributed publicly as long proper citations are observed. Please cite as follows: Biotronics: The Silver Species, Joey Lawsin, 1988, USA.

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