On our company's Christmas celebration (December 2013) all employees got a small present: A Raspberry Pi. This was the initial event for me to investigate what (internet of) things can be done driven by this tiny computer.

This blog is to document my findings and to share what others shared with me.

Mittwoch, 15. Januar 2014

The goal

In the past I always needed a reason for doing something. Also in this case. So what useful thing can be created using a tiny computer? Nothing, if it doesn't interact with its environment. Interaction by reading or writing information to other computers is well known so another challenge is needed: Internet of things.

As I understand it "Internet of things" is every device or gadget driven by internet technologies. In the huge number of possibilities I picked something I could use well: A mowing robot. Related to the Raspberry Pi this will conduct me to a lot of challenges like electronics in general, controlling motors to move the robot, sensing the robots environment, building a battery-backed system and finally writing the software needed to steer through the garden safely.

Maybe this goal is to high to reach, but it will be a lot of fun trying. So let me see, what can be achieved...

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