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You're reading from Hands-On Robotics with JavaScript Build robotic projects using Johnny-Five and control hardware with JavaScript and Raspberry Pi

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789342055

Length 214 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Raspberry Pi

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Kassandra Perch

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Title Page

Dedication

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Contributors

Preface

1. Setting Up Your Development Environment FREE CHAPTER

2. Creating Your First Johnny-Five Project

3. Building Interactive Projects with RGB LED

4. Bringing in Input with Buttons

5. Using a Light Sensor to Create a Night-Light

6. Using Motors to Move Your Project

7. Using Servos for Measured Movement

8. The Animation Library

9. Getting the Information You Need

10. Using MQTT to Talk to Things on the Internet

11. Building a NodeBots Swarm

1. Assessments

2. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Index

Project – using two gearbox motors and the motors object

Now that we've explored the motor object, let's dig a little deeper and build a project using two TT motors while exploring the motors object.

Note

If you want to take this a step further, you can get yourself a chassis like this one from Adafruit https://www.adafruit.com/product/3796 and a pair of wheels like these from Adafruit https://www.adafruit.com/product/3757 and build yourself a moving 2-wheel robot! Just remember you'll have to either power the Pi with a battery pack (those little USB packs for charging your phone work great) or stay within range of your Pi's power cord. If you go with the latter, I'd secure the power jack into the Pi and be very careful not to let the bot pull too hard on anything. Honestly, I'd really just recommend using a battery if you're going to let your Pi move about on its own.