====== Robotino Operation ======

This Page will be used to catalog the efforts of Kris Krasnosky to understand the operation of the Robotino robotics platform. This tutorial covers the basics of robotino operation.   

For a more in depth study of Robotino Navigation please visit [[robotino_navigation|Robotic Navigation]]



=====  Pages and Tutorials  =====

**[[robotino_log|Robotino Operation Log]]**



[[robotino_api2_setup|Robotino API2_Setup]]

[[robotino_hello_world|Hello World on the Robotino]]

[[robotino_rectangle|Robotino Rectangle Tutorial]]:  create your first real robotino program and learn to compile it

[[robotino_arm_control|Robotino Arm Control]]

[[robotino_vision_pickup|Robotino Vision Pickup]]

[[robotino_object_seeking|Robotino Object Seeking]]

[[robotino_pfnav_object_pickup|Robotino Potential Field Navigator With Object Pickup]]

[[robotino_slam|Robotino SLAM]]

[[robotino_navigation|Robotic Navigation]]  Various robotic navigation techniques implemented on the robotino.   Click for continued tutorials with the robotino.

=====  Updates  =====
11/14/2013: [[robotino_pfnav_object_pickup|Robotino Potential Field Navigator With Object Pickup]] created

10/29/2013: [[robotino_object_seeking|Robotino Object Seeking]]

10/27/2013:  [[robotino_vision_pickup|Robotino Vision Pickup]]

10/16/2013:  [[robotino_arm_control|Robotino Arm Control]]

10/8/2013:  [[robotino_rectangle|Robotino Rectangle Tutorial]]  created

10/5/2013:  [[robotino_api2_setup|Robotino API2_Setup]] and [[robotino_hello_world|Hello World on the Robotino]] page created

9/29/2013:  Robotino Operation page created.

=====  Syllabus  =====

Week 01: Establish web page.  Start gathering Robotino hardware and software
 
Week 02: Write “Hello World” tutorial for operating the Robotino
 
Week 03: Write tutorial for Robotino to move in a rectangle of X,Y meters
·         User should specify desired X,Y coordinates.  Use Robotino’s wheel encoders for feedback
 
Week 04:  Write tutorial for Robotino’s manipulator to pick up a known object in a known location
·         Can use open-loop for this.
 
Week 05: Write tutorial for Robotino’s manipulator to pick up a known object in an unknown location
·         Will likely need computer vision to servo the arm to the object
 
Week 06: Write tutorial for Robotino to move towards known object and pick it up (i.e. combines elements of Tutorials Weeks 3, 4, and 5)
 
Week 07: Implement Potential Field navigation
 
Week 08: Write tutorial on Robotino navigating through obstacles (in known locations), to pick up object in goal area, and drop in box next to object