Give your Robot the Mobility Control of a real Mars Rover: Part 1

Rick Morgan
Sep 7, 2018 · 1 min read

Robots, particularly the wheeled variety, can be divided into two classes: those that navigate around solely by sensing and avoiding obstacles, and those that move along a planned path using an internal electronic map. Most ‘hobby’ mobile robots tend to move about just using obstacle sensing. That’s a somewhat simplistic view based on the idea that rushing around avoiding things is a lot more fun (and easier) to program than accurate movement on a predetermined course!

If you have a robot with a lack of accurate mobility, you’ve come to the right place!

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