The document discusses the significance and construction of android-based robots, emphasizing their easier integration and superior development environments. It outlines various communication methods and components used in these robots, along with technical demonstrations. The message encourages engineering and computer science students to explore robotics by utilizing modern technologies and expanding their knowledge beyond traditional boundaries.

1. Android-Based Robots
Bridging the gap...
Khaled Al-Kady
Robotics25

2. Key points
● Why Android-based robots are important?
● How to build an Android-based robot?

3. Message to engineering students
● Software development frameworks and techniques evolved
– Make use of today's technologies
– Don't live only in the limited resources world
● Choose your battles, delegate some work to Android

4. Message to computer science students
● Entering the robotics field is easy, the old barriers no longer
exist
● Expand your knowledge, know more about hardware and
leave your comfort zone

5. Now let's start!

6. What is special about Android-based robots?
● Easier integration
– Built-in I/O devices
● Better development environment
– Huge memory, fast processor
– Lots of utilities
– Java

7. input
devices
output
devices
Micro-controller
IOIO or
Arduino
Android
device
How it works – physical connections

8. IOIO capabilities
● Microcontroller with 48 I/O pins
● Controlled by Android or PC applications
● Supports many device types
– DigitalInput : Button, ...
– AnalogInput : Potentiometer, Ultrasonic sensor, ...
– PulseInput : RC receiver, Mouse wheel, ...
– DigitalOutput : Led, Stepper motor, ...
– PwmOutput : Servo, Brushless motor, ...
● Communication: UART, I2C, SPI

9. Code!

10. ● Demo 1: Potentiometer controls a servo motor
● Demo 2: Built-in accelerometer controls a servo motor
● Demo 3: CNC plotter
Demo

11. Demo components

12. Servo motor
PwmOutput
servo.setPulseWidth(x);
x: 500 to 2500
Accelerometer
SensorEventListener
onSensorChanged(event)
{ x = event.values[0];
}
x: -9.8 to +9.8
Potentiometer
AnalogInput
x = potentiometer.read();
x: 0.0 to 1.0
Demo components

13. BaseIOIOLooperIOIOActivity IOIO
open X Output()
open Y Input()
MyLooper
setup() { }
loop() { }
MyScreen
createIOIOLooper(){ }
IOIO code structure

14. Connect the phone to Arduino using
● Google ADK
● ADB shield
● Bluetooth shield
Other approaches: Arduino
input
devices
output
devices
ArduinoAndroid

15. Computer on chip with built-in ports
● RaspberryPI
● BeagleBone
● PcDuino
sensors screen
input
devices
output
devices
Computer on chip
Other approaches: Computer on chip

16. ● Facebook.com/Robotics25
● Open source robotics projects
● Technical support for projects in the same domain
Get Involved

17. Thank you : )
Facebook.com/Robotics25