7LINE FOLLOWING
IN THIS CHAPTER YOU’LL GIVE YOUR ROBOT THE ABILITY TO DETECT AND FOLLOW A LINE AUTONOMOUSLY. IT WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ITS OWN COURSE AND THEN DECIDE EXACTLY HOW TO STICK TO IT.
This is a test of both digital recognition and clever programming. It is also a classic robotics task that is important for everyone to master, from beginners to professionals. By the end of this project you’ll have a fully autonomous robot that will be able to stick to a line like glue!
CREATING A TRACK
As usual, prior to launching into any project, it is important and useful to step back and analyze the task at hand. The aim here is to make your robot follow a line. More specifically, you want to make your robot follow a black line on a white background, ...
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