Tag Arduino

Arduino LiDAR library available

Developer Update – I have combined support for various spinning LiDAR/LDS sensors into an Arduino LDS library with a single platform API. You can install this library from the Arduino Library Manager GUI. Why support many LiDAR/LDS sensors? The reason…

$15 LiDAR sensor is now supported!

A brief development update – Maker’s Pet robots now work with Xiaomi 1st gen LDS02RR laser distance scan sensors. This is a big deal for me because you can purchase LDS02RR off AliExpress for just $15~$17, including shipping. Compare that,…

Arduino ESP32 ROS2 robot platform firmware available

Developer log update – I have combined various Kaia.ai-compatible firmware including Maker’s Pet Loki, Fido and Snoopy into a single “platform” firmware repository and revised the single firmware to be configurable using a web browser. If you operate a Kaia.ai…

Tutorial: build Micro-ROS Arduino library

Kaia.ai makes use of Micro-ROS for Arduino. This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to (re)build the Micro-ROS Arduino library. I don’t normally expect anyone to be rebuilding this library, so these instructions are, essentially, a documentation for myself. In…