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Learn Robotics Programming

By : Danny Staple
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Learn Robotics Programming

By: Danny Staple

Overview of this book

We live in an age where the most difficult human tasks are now automated. Smart and intelligent robots, which will perform different tasks precisely and efficiently, are the requirement of the hour. A combination of Raspberry Pi and Python works perfectly when making these kinds of robots. Learn Robotics Programming starts by introducing you to the basic structure of a robot, along with how to plan, build, and program it. As you make your way through the book, you will gradually progress to adding different outputs and sensors, learning new building skills, and writing code for interesting behaviors with sensors. You’ll also be able to update your robot, and set up web, phone, and Wi-Fi connectivity in order to control it. By the end of the book, you will have built a clever robot that can perform basic artificial intelligence (AI) operations.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Setting up OpenCV

In this section, we will set up the camera, activating it in Raspbian and getting a test picture. Then we will add the libraries to start interacting with the camera for visual processing.

We will then build our first app with the tool, to demonstrate that the parts are in place and give us a starting point for the behaviors.

Setting up the Pi Camera software

Power up the Pi on external power (that is, plugged into a USB wall adapter) for this operation, leaving the motors powered down for now, and log in via PuTTY. At the Terminal, type the following:

pi@myrobot:~ $ sudo raspi-config

In raspi-config, select the 5 Interfacing Options option by selecting it, then pressing Enter, and then selecting P1 Camera...