Case study
Obstacle-Avoiding Robot
College-era autonomous robot with ultrasonic sensors and servo motors.
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Summary
Built a small autonomous robot that scans left and right when blocked, then chooses a clear direction. First taste of real-time, sensor-driven logic.
Problem
First serious encounter with real-time sensor-driven logic. The robot had to detect obstacles, scan its surroundings, and pick a clear path without freezing or oscillating — all on an Arduino with no margin for fancy abstractions.
Architecture
Device
Result
A small autonomous robot that scans left and right when blocked, then commits to a clear direction. The first taste of real-time, sensor-driven control logic — and where the IoT thread in this portfolio started.
Highlights
- Real-time scan-and-decide control loop
- Where the IoT thread started
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