Teleport: Telepresence and music player robot. by Teleport on Tindie

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What people are saying

"I wanted to tell you that I had a lot of fun driving your robot, it was so cool, really felt like an exploration game in real life." - Toto

"Thanks, was pretty easy to get set up and working." - Luke

Overview

Teleport is a music player robot with wheels, and a two-way audio telepresence link with camera, controlled by the web and phone. It connects to your iPhone via WiFi directly or via the internet, so that you can be somewhere you're not; hear what is being said, and speak to people using the speaker. Teleport into any conversation!

Teleport lets you:

· Drop in at any time. Keep charged up on the wireless charger all day.

· Speak and be heard. Adjust your volume remotely, move closer to people.

· Look where you want. Move left and right, look up and down, move anywhere.

· Be there, even when you're not. Never be left out of important conversations.

· Cross vast distances. Be across the room, across the city, or across the world.

Specs

· Raspberry Pi Zero W, with 32GB microSD card

· Raspberry Pi wide angle camera

· 2x 20 Watt speaker drivers, 2x speakers

· 1x MEMS microphone

· 4x motor drivers, 2x gear-motors, 4x wheels, 2x LED headlights

· Wireless charger: receiver coil and transmitter coil base station

· 3D printed body

· Custom designed PCB

· C/C++ source code, install scripts, web server, and build system

· Streams through WebRTC/websockets via WiFi directly or via an AWS server

· Plays voice and music MP3s stored on microSD card on loudspeakers

· Comes pre-flashed, with device source code and AWS server source code

· Li-ion battery charger circuit, charges battery from microUSB and wireless

· Built in long-lasting 3500mAh Lithum battery