Asterion

A whistle-controlled robot minotaur I made. It uses two Arduinos (one for the whistle detection and one for motor control). I programmed four different tones for forward, turn right, turn left, and stop.

A picture of the robot minotaur in an empty school cafegymatorium. — A picture of the first time it worked

I used an FFT library to analyze the pitch of sounds and decide which command to run. It also wasn't exclusively whistle controlled—whistling was simply the easiest way to make a clear and loud enough sound, but you could also control the robot by screaming at it.

A dim and blurry picture of only the minotaur's legs from above — The legs in progress

Type: Robot

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Arduino

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