Autonomous NERF Robot controlled by LIDAR

I wanted to experiment with a LIDAR unit so I thought I'd make a robot that can look for objects and shoot them with NERF Blasters. I'm using an RPLidar A1 and just processing the data on an Arduino MEGA. It's a lot like having a 360' array of range finders but being able to pick out any angle to get the data.

The robot looks at the average distance in 360 10' segments, bookmarks the value, and then looks for any change - objects coming closer in any segment. If any objects are detected it turns to that segment using wheel encoders for positing and shoots the target. I'd like to give it the ability to roam around looking for specific objects using the Jetson Nano for object recognition.

Videos from the start:

   • RPLidar and Hector SLAM for Beginners...  
   • Autonomous Navigation: SLAM with RPLI...  

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Former toy designer, current YouTube maker and general robotics, electrical and mechanical engineer, I’m a fan of doing it yourself and innovation by trial and error. My channel is where I share some of my useful and not-so-useful inventions, designs and maker advice. Iron Man is my go-to cosplay, and 3D printing can solve most issues - broken bolts, missing parts, world hunger, you name it.

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