Nov 26, 2017 you may have never used raspberry pi or arduino, but chances are youve heard of them. There is also an interactive mode so that you can control it manually from your keyboard. Destroy your enemies from afar with the highesttech, most advanced foamflinging machine conceptualized by man. This project instructables shows how to make a nerf gun operated by a remote control. Actual project is a sentry turret which will track a person an shoot it with a nerf gun. Face tracking nerf turret, details in the comments. Then i needed a microcontroller, so i chose an arduino mega 2560 due to how many pins it has.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading build your own autonomous nerf blaster. An airsoft or paintball gun a webcam to find targets a computer to. User account menu face tracking nerf turret project. Many a time i have been told that legos are no good for building something serious like a robot, so hopefully they will.
See over 700 of the best gifts and toys for 12 year old boys. How to make a remote controlled hyperfire turret powered by lets robot. Find these and other hardware projects on arduino project hub. Autoturret with pixy and nerf gun arduino project hub. Nerf jolt tiltpan turret by contradius thingiverse. A portable, desktop, security turret that is simple to use. Arduino uno running two servos based off serial data sent from a program using opencv in python 3. A few years ago, i saw a project that showcased a semiautonomous turret that could fire on its own once aimed. 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. Blast your enemies from a safe distance thanks for checking my bluetooth controlled nerf turret project.
Autonomous paintball sentry gun using arduino use arduino. Im using two arduino microcontrollers, and each one has a shield and set of screwshields for wiring. The mounts for the trigger and tilt servos are 3dprinted but the pan mount uses standard aluminum servo mounting bracket hardware. I decided to use two arduinos because the 7segment shield and motorshield each consume a lot of pins. The included single shot dart gun packs quite a punch, with a range of about 30 feet. This securityconscious build is a completely 3dprinted nerf gun turret, controllable by the user over bluetooth. Nerf alexa home defense turret arduino project hub. Contribute to brianlevisnerfirondome development by creating an account on github.
Nerf turret shooter arduino project hub arduino create. As an added bonus, this gun wont fire at anyone wearing a shirt with the instructables robot on it. Gear up for a nerf war with this bluetoothcontrolled turret. I set out to create a system that can autonomously track and engage targets. I opened up the nerf vulcan about 30 screws and soldered an 18 female jack to the fire selection mode switch. Learn how to build a 3d printed bluetooth controlled nerf turret. It uses an arduino nano to control two servers for tilt and pan. Automatic nerf sentry gun comnerfirondome nerfgun arduino. How to build a 3d printed arduino nerf turret part 3. Arduino autonomous nerf sentry turret kindle edition by avcu, elif.
The tilt and pan movement is handled by 2 servos driven by an arduino nano. Weve enlisted the help of a few 12 year olds for suggestions. Uses a simple 640x480 webcam and roborealm to track a. 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. Raspberry pi powered nerf sentry gun geeky gadgets. Because of that, dfrobot sent me their dual drv8825 motor driver. The arduino also triggers a red led to give you time if you want to try to dodge, and then fires a relay that opens a solenoid valve to shoot the dart. Raspberry pi has been the bestselling british computer for years now and arduino has been transforming the. That gave me the idea to use a pixy 2 camera to acquire targets and then aim the nerf gun automatically, which could then lock on and fire all on its own. 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. Go to the alexa directory and install node dependencies. The helpful automated defender automatic nerf turret sparcauburnthad. It would be possible to reroute some of those and adjust the libraries and code, but im running out of time. Autonomous nerf sentry turret arduino project hub arduino create.
With the auto turret project, you can automatically track down and fire upon your enemies. This project utilizes a pixy camera module, a robotgeek pantilt base, a foam dart gun, and a geekduino to coordinate the components. I do not suppose theres an excessive amount of explaining to try and do here, this is often a nerf turret controlled via bluetooth either from an robot device or a computer. Thanks a lot lo bob rudolph for writing the awesome code for the sentry gun you can also download it here. In the previous post, i showed how i wired and mounted the trigger connector. The first step was to add wiring and a twowire connector to control the trigger circuit. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Bluetooth nerf turret arduino project hub arduino create. Arduino controls all actuators, and communicates over serial with raspberry pi. Arduino autonomous nerf sentry turret, avcu, elif, ebook. An executable that you just have to download and run this is great if you cant code. Pantilt face tracking with a raspberry pi and opencv. How to make a remote controlled hyperfire turret powered. This is a rather old project and unfortuniately wasnt documented as well as i should have. Next up in my arduino nerf sentry gun build, enclosures for the electronics.
In this project, we will build a motion tracking airsoft or nerf gun turret with a raspberry pi 3. This sentry gun autonomously tracks, aims, and shoots at targets, using. It is based on arduino and nrf24l01 radio modules with amplifier and antenna up to 2 km open range and fpv camera eachine tx. A 9g hobby rc servo is used to push the disks into the motors for shooting. This project utilizes a pixy camera module, a robotgeek pantilt base. Maker tyler lugger has published a great project to the hackster. The darts are shot using 2 rollers spun by 2 small dc motors. For the most recent version of the tutorial, see the website. The turret uses normal nerf disks that can be bought from aliexpress for cheap and uses 2 hobby motors at 12v to shoot the disks. To me, the most straightforward way to do this is with a small, 5v relay wired to a digital pin and ground of the arduino.
The gun turret is autonomous so it moves and fires the gun when it detects motion. If nothing happens, download github desktop and try again. Thanks for checking my bluetooth controlled nerf turret project. The nerf sentry gun uses matlabbased image recognition and motion tracking to identify trespassers and only permits entrance to those who present the proper credentials. Since the gun needs two axes, yaw and pitch, it requires two stepper motors. 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. Use computer vision to control a nerf gun, aim, and fire, all on its own. How to build a 3d printed arduino nerf turret part 1. I have a few arduino microcontrollers laying around so i thought it would be cool to try with a nerf gun and some servos. A servo push the darts into the rollers when the order to shoot is sent. In this instructable, i will show you how to modify a nerf vulcan to automatically aim and fire at targets. Ive tried to clean it up with some comments in the code as best i remember.
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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A joystickcontrolled nerf jolt turret powered by a simple arduino program. Sick of pesky intruders breaking into your secure facilities. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading arduino autonomous nerf sentry turret. This is the pcb shield for the nerf turret the 3d printed files can be found on thingverse. The blaster used in the turret, the nerf hyperfire, uses a.
Next, i needed a circuit to fire the gun from the arduino microcontroller. I would start with thinking through a few ideas of how i would. A microcontroller contest finalist and runner up winner. The lessons learned are what makes such projects worth their while. Pcb shield for nerf turret shooter from tinkers projects. The nerf gun is placed on a bracket which parts are 3d printed and laser cut. Doing so will cause potentially irreversible damage to your device. The arduino motor hat plugs into the raspberry pi, and you attach the two nema 17 5. The inspiration behind this project came from a desktop turret they sell at staples, and a couple servos i had lying around. Rather than build it and present the finished project all at once, i decided to chronicle the build here on make.