control-my-mekamon

This is an API to enable programmatic control and unlock the possibilities for what you can do with the fantastic Mekamon robot (https://mekamon.com). More details on my Medium blog

What you'll need:

• Mekamon beserker robot - available from the Apple store
• Raspberry Pi, running Raspbian or Debian
• A Bluetooth Low Energy controller (USB) based on the CSR8510 chip ($6.99 on Amazon)
• Python 2.7 or 3.5 supported

Bluetooth setup

Linux, using the latest BlueZ 5.33 release. The library is implemented using BlueZ's experimental DBus bindings for access from languages such as Python.

Follow the instructions at https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_BluefruitLE/ to get Bluetooth set up on your Raspberry Pi to send messages from your Pi to the Mekamon.

Running the API

Install necessary Python packages

pip install -e requirements.txt

First, start the server

sudo python -m mekamon_api.mekamon_driver

Next, start the Pygame client to control your Mekamon with the keyboard.

sudo python -m mekamon_control.keyboard_controller

Supported keyboard commands for API client

Keyboard	Command
w	Forward
a	Reverse
s	Strafe left
d	Strafe right
Left arrow	Rotate counter-clockwise
Right arrow	Rotate clockwise
Up arrow	Stand up
Down arrow	Sit down