Motion sensors, webcam and an arduino uno for tracking, targeting and system control. The robotgeek desktop roboturret is the latest in our line of roboturrets. Arduino nerf sentry gun i dont wanna get all fussy and bringdown about home tinkering, but this is an unmanned, dirtcheap, opensource, robot sniper rifle. Dream cheeky usb nerf missile launcher to arduino with. Blast your enemies from a safe distance thanks for checking my bluetooth controlled nerf turret project. It uses an arduino nano to control two servers for tilt and pan. A few years ago i hacked a mini usb foam dart launcher to be controlled by an arduino and which was connected to a server that triggered a shoot whenever an engineer crashed our automated build process. Luckily, the nerf vulcan already operates using an electric motor, so controlling the actual firing mechanism through a computer was just a matter of connecting it directly to an arduino uno and a. The speedswarm is like a compact version of the swarmfire with 10 less shots. Nerf rayven with arduino and brushless motors duration.
Arduino autonomous nerf sentry turret, avcu, elif, ebook. Say hi to raspberry pi for all intents and purposes, the raspberry pi is a fully functional computer. If you want to always use the software without an arduino attached, change the initialization of the runwithoutarduino variable to true. A new way to make a nerf sentry turret based on the raspberry pi.
The desktop roboturret is an arduino based robotic platform that makes it easy to get started in the world of robotics. The darts are shot using 2 rollers spun by 2 small dc motors. Build your own autonomous nerf blaster walks you through cool diy projects, such as working with motion sensors, remote monitors, and facial detection software, all while building up to the ultimate goal. The end goal here is to have a little security bot. The other one only fires from one position and the turret does not move up and down. I opened up the nerf vulcan about 30 screws and soldered an 18 female jack to the fire selection mode switch. The turret did not rotate and it did not fire correctly. It would be possible to reroute some of those and adjust the libraries and code, but im. Design and build your own robotic, arduinopowered sentry blaster. Raspberry pi to help you identify what to purchase for your next project. On this page you will find everything you need to build a 3d printed bluetooth nerf turret. Which is best alternative ide for arduino code development.
After researching many hours upon stroke of luck i found this topic. The airsoft turret is autonomous so it moves and fires the gun when it detects motion. I dont think there is too much explaining to do here, this is a nerf turret controlled via bluetooth either from an android device or a pc. Nerf vulcan sentry gun tracks targets and avoids friendly fire. Weve seen projects use this to turn nerf guns into turrets. Whether youre completely new to arduino or youve got a few arduino project under your belt, the desktop roboturret is an amazing platform to build robotic projects on. Sep 14, 2014 how to build a 3d printed arduino nerf turret part 1 duration. Dec 01, 2016 in this video we show you how to build a diy motion tracking airsoft or nerf gun turret with a raspberry pi 3. The robot is the skeleton of a turret from the game portal that uses an ip webcam to track a target and fire nerf bullets at them.
Nerf turret part 1 i have always been impressed with the cool tech in scifi movies. University of central florida stats selftargeting autonomous turret system senior design documentation elso caponi michael lakus ali marar jonathan thomas. Intermediate full instructions provided 6 hours 51,414. Autonomous paintball sentry gun using arduino use arduino. The robotgeek desktop roboturret is a compact, affordable physical computing platform based on the arduino programming enviornment. This is the current state of the robot as of 5912, but i am currently molding a shell for the frame to make it look like the portal turret, along with improving my code to make the tracking faster. So i decided on upgrading our old offices automated nerf turret to something a little more powerful.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading arduino autonomous nerf sentry turret. This is not a solution to a practical problem, this is just something we think will be a fun and challenging final project. An airsoft or paintball gun a webcam to find targets a computer to. Autoturret with pixy and nerf gun arduino project hub. Nerf nitron gun software apps and online services arduino ide autodesk fusion 360 hand tools and fabrication machines 3d printer generic soldering iron generic cnc router story idea a few years ago, i saw a project that showcased a semiautonomous turret that could fire on. Server was put together using slim php lightweight framework with a bunch of packages from packagist. Im planning on using an arduino to create a nerf turret that uses a thermopile sensor to locate, lock onto, and shoot at a living being. A big advantage of the nerf vulcan is that no extra servo is needed to fire it. A servo push the darts into the rollers when the order to shoot is sent.
The nerf turret in its temporary home before being permanently bolted to a different wall. A motion tracking airsoft or nerf gun turret with autonomous and manual operation modes, controlled by a raspberry pi. Watch for a message at the bottom of the ide that reports if an arduino was detected. Introduction our project is a autotargeting nerfturret. Then solder a second wire to the switch as shown in the second picture. Pages other brand electronics arduino videos bluetooth nerf turret. This is the final project for my advanced mechatronics class at penn state university. Arduino autonomous nerf sentry turret kindle edition by avcu, elif. First solder one wire to the positive side of the motor as shown in the first picture. May 04, 2010 im building an arduino controlled nerf sentry gun.
Nerf nitron gun software apps and online services arduino ide autodesk fusion 360 hand tools and fabrication machines 3d printer generic soldering iron generic cnc router story idea a few years ago, i saw a project that showcased a semiautonomous turret that could fire on its own once aimed. It consists of a milled steel 2 axis gimbal, a nerf gun modified with an autorecocking mechanism, a kinect v2 lidar, and a software backend running opencv. You must present it your badge, if no badge is found, you are assaulted with a fiery storm of small nerf darts. Handcrafted base, followed by a bracket mounted using ball bearings. Break out the big daddy blasterand teach it to act on its own. I tried to make the shooter to be a desktop turret with a round body that can put into a tube.
May 15, 2010 next up in my arduino nerf sentry gun build, enclosures for the electronics. A microcontroller contest finalist and runner up winner. Jan 22, 2018 the nerds on the net cant seem to get enough of the automated nerf gun turret with facial recognition. And as a 3d modeler, he got into the world of hardware as a mean to give life to his 3d models. May 17, 2009 heres another hacked nerf vulcan rifle. This is a rather old project and unfortuniately wasnt documented as well as i should have. Thanks for checking my bluetooth controlled nerf turret project. Ive tried to clean it up with some comments in the code as best i remember. Next up in my arduino nerf sentry gun build, enclosures for the electronics. Programming mayhem with processing and arduino available from these mighty fine retailers. In this video we show you how to build a diy motion tracking airsoft or nerf gun turret with a raspberry pi 3. Autonomous nerf sentry turret quality arduino robot iot. How to make a raspberry pi motion tracking airsoft nerf. The included single shot dart gun packs quite a punch, with a range of about 30 feet.
This sentry gun autonomously tracks, aims, and shoots at targets, using. The turret consists of an electronic operated toy gun. With all the recent buzz in the gamer community about the game portal which has a smart turret as its main character i thought it would be cool to try and build my own autonomous security turret, even if it didnt look as cool as the one in the game. Now i just need to make sure the software works properly and i am done. Have you ever got tired in a nerf war and wished you could just sit and relax for ten minutes, well with this automatic motionactivated sentry gun you can sit back and relax while this awesome sentry gun exterminates all the players. The tilt and pan movement is handled by 2 servos driven by an arduino nano. The software should detect if no arduino is attached. If you want to add a little fun and firepower to your robot turret or any other project youll love this foam dart gun kit.
The desktop roboturret also comes with the options to add a wii remote and or a camera and vision tracking software. There is also an interactive mode so that you can control it manually from your keyboard. The turret uses normal nerf disks that can be bought from aliexpress for cheap and uses 2. How to make a raspberry pi motion tracking airsoftnerf turret. Raspberry pi powered nerf sentry gun geeky gadgets. Raspberry pi running nodered to send control serial data to an arduino nano running the pid loop. As a standalone project, we recommend our robotgeek geekduino sensor shield kit which includes everything you need to get up and running quickly each kit includes. The software should be selfexplanitory, i have posted most of my sourcecode on github.
Now i just need to make sure the software works properly and i am done final assembly part 1. The nerf dart tag speedswarm is a 10 shot full auto blaster with ranges of about 35 feet. Internet of things automating a nerf gun bluechilli. Ultimately the pi makes the decisions, though the arduino is the one that does all of the moving and shooting. In this video we show you how to build a motion tracking airsoft or nerf gun turret with a raspberry pi 3.
How to make a raspberry pi motion tracking airsoft nerf turret. A servo pushes the darts into the rollers when the order to shoot is sent. Aug 21, 2017 a motion tracking airsoft or nerf gun turret with autonomous and manual operation modes, controlled by a raspberry pi. The first step was to add wiring and a twowire connector to control the trigger circuit. Im using two arduino microcontrollers, and each one has a shield and set of screwshields for wiring. How to build a 3d printed arduino nerf turret part 1 duration. The book will help you diy a plainjane foam dart toy into.
Autonomous nerf sentry turret dfrobot quality arduino. However, im not sure i really understand how to do this. Dream cheeky usb nerf missile launcher to arduino with bluetooth and android. A camera in the head can see wherever the turret can shoot, and speakers in the base allow the turret to speak. Rather than build it and present the finished project all at once, i decided to chronicle the build here on make. There are several arduino sketches with code for benchmarking the gun printing stats about fire rate, velocity, etc. Using motion sensors, a webcam and computer vision to detect a player of the opposing team and track them. For the most recent version of the tutorial, see the website.
Sign up for the planetarduino newsletter, which delivers the most popular articles via email to your inbox every week. The nerds on the net cant seem to get enough of the automated nerf gun turret with facial recognition. I decided to use two arduinos because the 7segment shield and motorshield each consume a lot of pins. It would be possible to reroute some of those and adjust the. While designed to be used with one of our pan tilt robot turrets, you can use the foam dart kit with any arduino compatible microcontroller. This is an openscource code project from rudolph labs. This securityconscious build is a completely 3dprinted nerf gun turret, controllable by the user over bluetooth.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The arduino can directly be wired to the motor of the gun. It only shows avr boards like the arduino uno and even the new gemma board. Nerf fans reading this may also point out that the toy gun used here is. The end goal here is to have a little security bot roaming the house autonomously.