Zima · 2025-10-28 · 1 hours
Goal: Connect to on board computer remotely, control tracks and arm using ros2 commands
What I did:
- turned on the robot
- fixed networking issues
- manually published ros2 messages from zima_msgs to control arm and base
What worked:
- Everything still worked
- battery charged as expected without needing to unplug it
What failed:
- Arm inverse kinematics are buggy, but do work
- Lights inside the frame never turn off, may need to add a switch to prevent battery from draining
Key learning:
- N/A
Next session:
- Next hardware session, add camera and possibly switch
- Begin implementing PyBullet simulation of Zima
Time spent: 1 hours