Project overview This is a differential steering robot that can be controlled from an Android phone via Bluetooth. The robot’s “brain” is Arduino Uno compatible board (an “Arduino on a breadboard”). The robot uses a JY-MCU Bluetooth module for communication …

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JY-MCU-Bluetooth-Module-Arduino-Uno

My previous post covers the basics of setting up a Bluetooth connection between an Arduino Uno and an Android phone using the JY-MCU Bluetooth module. We connected the  JY-MCU Bluetooth module to the Arduino via a serial connection on (digital) …

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Updated: Arduino Uno controlling an LCD using a shift register

Now that I got my recycled 40×2 character LCD working with Arduino, the next step is to get it to show something useful.  I decided to add it to my Bluetooth Controlled robot  and display data from its two ultrasonic …

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