Hexbug Spider Arduino Camera
An arduino / PC controlled Hexbug Spider with a webcam on top. Useful for videoconferencing.
This code is a simple hack on top of https://github.com/xiam/arduino_hexbug_spider. See that project for instructions about how to wire the Arduino correctly.
See https://youtu.be/q4UUQbOghtY
Built at the Vancouver Hack Space, VHS (http://vanhack.ca).
Website control.
The python code will use the serial communication to the Arduino to expose the 4 commands (Left, Right, Forward, Backward) via a website.
You will need flask installed. Then do
FLASK_APP=start python -m flask run -h 0.0.0.0 -p 8080
If you go to http://localhost:8080/control and click on the text box, you can control the Hexbug Spider using the arrow keys.
If you want to access the website remotely you'll need a way to forward that port outside your firewall (if you are inside a firewall).