Category: Hydroponics Robot
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Hydroponics Robot Part 6 – Lane Navigation
In this blog post, I will be sharing the latest progress I made on my hydroponics robot. I last left it with goal accuracy issues and the wheel tread falling off. I started off by gluing the wheel tread back onto the robot, and then proceeded to run it through the lane in laps. The…
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Hydroponics Robot Part 4 – Nav2 Goal Accuracy
Welcome back to the Hydroponics Robot project! In this update, I will be discussing some of the challenges I faced while trying to improve the navigation accuracy of my robot. In the previous update, I mentioned that I was having trouble with the robot getting stuck halfway to its destination. After experimenting with DWB critics,…
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Hydroponics Robot Part 3 – Mapping Issues Continued
Hydroponics Robot Part 3 – Mapping Issues Continued Welcome back to the third part of my series on building a hydroponics robot! In this blog post, I’ll continue discussing the mapping issues I encountered while trying to navigate my robot through narrow passages and plant rows. Increasing the global costmap Previously, I tried increasing the…
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Hydroponics Robot Part 2 – Map Resolution
In my work with hydroponics robots, I recently faced challenges related to robot localization and map resolution. After consulting with ChatGPT, I discovered that the lidar and map were not synchronizing properly due to issues with the robot’s odometry. Fortunately, I was able to resolve the issue and the robot is now able to navigate…
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Hydroponics Robot Part 1 – Troubleshooting Robot Localization Issues
I recently faced a challenge when testing the robot’s ability to navigate back and forth between two rows of pipes. Despite several attempts, the robot kept getting stuck, and I suspected that there might be a localization issue causing it to drift from the map. I turned to ChatGPT for advice, and it suggested calling…
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