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Obstacle-Avoiding Robot

College-era autonomous robot with ultrasonic sensors and servo motors.

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Obstacle-Avoiding Robot project cover: College-era autonomous robot with ultrasonic sensors and servo motors.

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

distance readsscan + drive commandsArduinocontrol loopUltrasonic SensorsdistanceServo + Motorsscan + drive
Device
Scan, decide, drive. The control loop is the whole product.

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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