Navigate with a Rover Base
Introduction to using a rover base with the navigation service.
Tag: Base
Base Component
The base component allows you to move a mobile robot without needing to send commands to individual components like motors.
Drive a rover in a square in 2 minutes
Use a Viam SDK to program a rover to move in a square.
Configure a Fake Base
Configure a fake base to use for testing without physical hardware.
Configure a Two-Wheeled Base (viam-micro-server)
Configure and wire a two-wheeled base with a microcontroller.
Configure a Wheeled Base
Configure and wire a wheeled base.
Build an Outdoor Rover: Simple, Useful and Affordable
Build and control an affordable, functional outdoor rover (choose 3).
Configure a Sensor-Controlled Base
Configure a sensor-controlled base, a robotic base with feedback control from a movement sensor.
Navigation service API
Give commands to define waypoints and move your machine along those waypoints while avoiding obstacles.
Navigation Service
The navigation service uses GPS to autonomously navigate a rover to user-defined waypoints.
Teleoperate and navigate rovers
Use Viam to teleoperate and navigate rover bases.
Base Remote Control service API
Give commands to get a list of inputs from the controller that are being monitored for that control mode.
Base Remote Control Service
The base remote control service allows you to remotely control a base with an input controller like a gamepad.
Control a Robot Dog with a Custom Viam Base Component
Integrate a custom base component with the Viam Python SDK.
Modernize a 1980s Robot
Modernize the Omnibot 2000 from the 1980s with Viam and AI.
Integrate Viam with ChatGPT to Create a Companion Robot
Harness AI and use ChatGPT to add life to your Viam rover and turn it into a companion robot.
Create a Modular Resource to Control a Rover like Intermode
Integrate an Intermode rover as a modular resource base component with CAN bus.
Foam Dart Launcher Robot Tutorial
Build a foam dart launcher with a wheeled rover and a Raspberry Pi.
Build a Line Follower with a Rover and a Webcam
Build a line-following robot that relies on a webcam and color detection.
Follow a Colored Object with a Rover (like SCUTTLE)
Instructions for detecting and following a colored object with a rover, like a SCUTTLE robot.
Drive a Rover (like SCUTTLE or Yahboom) Using a Gamepad
Drive a wheeled rover with a Bluetooth gamepad that has a dongle.
Configure a Rover like Yahboom or SCUTTLE
Configure a rover like the a Yahboom 4WD Rover or a SCUTTLE robot on the Viam platform.
Configure a Wheeled Odometry Movement Sensor
Configure a wheeled odometry movement sensor.