Convert a Cheap Optical Mouse Into a Robot Odometer [Robotics]

If you're into hobbyist robotics or just want to keep track of your Roomba progress you may be interested in John Graham-Cumming's conversion of an inexpensive optical mouse into a robot odometer.

John's robot has an Arduino Uno where wires from the optical mouse circuit board are attached. It now operates as a stand-alone optical sensor unit.

Full details can be found at the source link below.

| John Graham-Cumming via Make Zine

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/M5ak3BRhjMk/convert-a-cheap-optical-mouse-into-a-robot-odometer

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