Arduino Human Following Robot
This Arduino Human following robot or object following robot using Arduino UNO, Ultrasonic sensor and IR sensor is very easy to make, If you are making this for project i included Arduino follow me robot code also.
Above visuals is the actual project we are going to build, all the parts for buying are available in links of video make sure to check it out which is provided at end of this article
How Human following Robot works
Detects moving object which gets sense from combination of ultrasonic and IR sensors
Micro servo rotates 180 degree with sensors on its head
When some object which moves get close to sensors
DC Motors follow movements of object For demo hands were used to show its working
Uses live signals of Ultrasonic and IR sensor to detect motion
Can move in all directions front, back, right and left
Arduino object following robot Code
Use this code and paste in IDE, Recommended to add code to your board before making circuit connections
Frame for this project
Before making frame these materials are necessary to build this
- Arduino UNO from Amazon
- Motor shield from here
- Micro servo plastic geared
- Ultrasonic sensor
- Plastic board for frames
- 2 IR sensors
- Dual shaft BO Motor from Amazon
- Wheels and few jumper wires
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I use square piece of plastic which was 3mm thick to make frame
Can use other alternate materials such as Cardboard, Plexiglas or MDF board
Dual shaft DC Motors With wheels run the whole system. Take square piece of board and glue geared motors on sides as in image
Connect wheels to motor shaft and Make sure BO motor terminals are pre soldered with wires so to avoid later struggle
Human following Robot circuit diagram
Circuit Diagram explanation
- Motors from 1 and 4 depict BO motors or dual shaft dc motor which i use in this project
- For power source i use 2 lithium ion cells recycled from old laptop connected to battery holder following Arduino shield
Electronics Installation
Using Double side tape or hot glue place Board on center of pre prepared frame
Add micro servo along with small stick attached to its shaft as in above visual
Using plastic i made small case for sensor so to look more appealing Add IR sensors on side of ultrasonic sensors
After placing all these components in place connect wires to board following circuit diagram
Once this gets done last step is to add battery After battery power is supplied to board Robot starts working
Test it out placing on large table followed by getting hands close to sensor
It will follow wherever you move your hands
Arduino follow robot video
You can check working video of human following robot also look other best arduino project for beginners
That was about making this cool robot project using Arduino there are lots of other projects which you forgot to check on this site make sure to check it out because everything is free!
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