http://gobot.io/

Gobot is a framework using the Go programming language (http://golang.org/) for robotics, physical computing, and the Internet of Things.

It provides a simple, yet powerful way to create solutions that incorporate multiple, different hardware devices at the same time.

Want to use Ruby or Javascript on robots? Check out our sister projects Artoo (http://artoo.io) and Cylon.js (http://cylonjs.com/)

Getting Started

Get the Gobot source with: go get -d -u github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/...

Examples

Gobot with Arduino

package main

import (
	"time"

	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot"
	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/platforms/firmata"
	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/platforms/gpio"
)

func main() {
	gbot := gobot.NewGobot()

	firmataAdaptor := firmata.NewFirmataAdaptor("arduino", "/dev/ttyACM0")
	led := gpio.NewLedDriver(firmataAdaptor, "led", "13")

	work := func() {
		gobot.Every(1*time.Second, func() {
			led.Toggle()
		})
	}

	robot := gobot.NewRobot("bot",
		[]gobot.Connection{firmataAdaptor},
		[]gobot.Device{led},
		work,
	)

	gbot.AddRobot(robot)

	gbot.Start()
}

Gobot with Sphero

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"

	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot"
	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/platforms/sphero"
)

func main() {
	gbot := gobot.NewGobot()

	adaptor := sphero.NewSpheroAdaptor("sphero", "/dev/rfcomm0")
	driver := sphero.NewSpheroDriver(adaptor, "sphero")

	work := func() {
		gobot.Every(3*time.Second, func() {
			driver.Roll(30, uint16(gobot.Rand(360)))
		})
	}

	robot := gobot.NewRobot("sphero",
		[]gobot.Connection{adaptor},
		[]gobot.Device{driver},
		work,
	)

	gbot.AddRobot(robot)

	gbot.Start()
}

Hardware Support

Gobot has a extensible system for connecting to hardware devices. The following robotics and physical computing platforms are currently supported:

• Ardrone <=> Library
• Arduino <=> Library
• Beaglebone Black <=> Library
• Digispark <=> Library
• Intel Edison <=> Library
• Joystick <=> Library
• Leap Motion <=> Library
• MavLink <=> Library
• MQTT <=> Library
• Neurosky <=> Library
• OpenCV <=> Library
• Pebble <=> Library
• Raspberry Pi <=> Library
• Spark <=> Library
• Sphero <=> Library

Support for many devices that use General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) have a shared set of drivers provided using the cylon-gpio module:

• GPIO <=> Drivers
  • Analog Sensor
  • Button
  • Direct Pin
  • Digital Sensor
  • Direct Pin
  • LED
  • Makey Button
  • Motor
  • Servo

Support for devices that use Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) have a shared set of drivers provided using the gobot-i2c module:

• I2C <=> Drivers
  • BlinkM
  • HMC6352
  • LIDAR-Lite
  • MPL1150A2
  • MPU6050
  • Wii Nunchuck Controller

More platforms and drivers are coming soon...

API:

Gobot includes a RESTful API to query the status of any robot running within a group, including the connection and device status, and execute device commands.

To activate the API, require the github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/api package and instantiate the API like this:

  gbot := gobot.NewGobot()
  api.NewAPI(gbot).Start()

You can also specify the api host and port, and turn on authentication:

  gbot := gobot.NewGobot()
  server := api.NewAPI(gbot)
  server.Port = "4000"
  server.Username = "Gort"
  server.Password = "klaatu"
  server.Start()

You may access the robeaux AngularJS interface with Gobot by navigating to http://localhost:3000/index.html.

Documentation

We're busy adding documentation to our web site at http://gobot.io/ please check there as we continue to work on Gobot

Thank you!

Need help?

• Join our mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gobotio
• IRC: #gobotio @ irc.freenode.net
• Issues: https://github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/issues
• twitter: @gobotio

Contributing

For our contribution guidelines, please go to https://github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md .

License

Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The Hybrid Group. Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.