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Gesture-Controlled Robot

Tilt a glove with a motion sensor and the robot mirrors your hand to drive around.

Start building ↓
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The build

Step 01

Build the glove

Mount the motion sensor on a glove with a transmitter.

Step 02

Read tilt

Code the glove to send tilt direction.

Step 03

Receive & drive

The robot maps tilt to forward/turn.

Step 04

Control by hand

Tilt to drive it.

Working Principle

The motion sensor measures the glove's tilt; that data is radioed to the robot, which translates direction of tilt into drive commands.

The science behind it

A closer look

Accelerometers sense orientation via gravity's pull, letting natural hand motion become a control signal.

Take it further

Variables to test

  • 1 Add a 'fist = stop' gesture.
  • 2 Tune sensitivity for smoother driving.
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