Rapiro


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What is Rapiro?

RAPIRO is a cute and affordable robot kit designed to work with a Raspberry Pi. It comes with a Arduino-compatible servo controller.

Where can I get a Rapiro or find more info about it?

To find out more, go to the Rapiro web site.

How to Install

Install the module with:

$ npm install cylon cylon-rapiro

How to Use

Here is an example of a simple program that makes the Rapiro walk:

var Cylon = require('cylon');

// Initialize the robot
Cylon.robot({
  connections: {
    rapiro: { adaptor: 'rapiro', port: '/dev/ttyUSB0' }
  },

  devices: {
    rapiro: { driver: 'rapiro' }
  },

  work: function(my) {
    my['doneWalking'] = false ;

    console.log("forward");

    every(1..second(), function() {
      if (my['doneWalking'] == false) {
        my.rapiro.forward();
      }
    });
    after(10..seconds(), function() {
      console.log("halt");
      my.rapiro.stop();
      my['doneWalking'] = true;
    });

  }
}).start();

How to Connect

If you are connected from a Raspberry Pi to the Rapiro board, it will appear as serial port /dev/ttyACM0. You can find out by running Gort's gort scan serial command.

Drivers

There is only one driver for the Rapiro.