If you happen to like robots, and are looking for something different to do with your iOS or Android, then you might be interested in the RK-1 mobile robot, which uses an ad hoc wifi connection, and is controlled by using your iOS or Android device.

The new RK-1 robot which has launched on Kickstarter this month, designer Evangelos Georgiou explains to Geeky-Gadgets about the process and development: “The control board on the robot is built on the Arduino hardware/software architecture, which is open source, and the controller software and hardware will also be available open source. The idea is to give the community the ability to make Arduino projects mobile. There is no end to what you can do- you can add sensors and actuators to this fun little device and control it remotely."



The RK-1 robot project is currently over on the Kickstarter website looking to raise enough pledges to make the jump from concept to production. So if you think RK-1 robot is something you could benefit from, visit the Kickstarter website now to make a pledge and help RK-1 robot become a reality.



The robot is controlled using swipe gestures. So, just swipe the screen up, down, left, and right to make the robot go in those directions.

The mini robot comes equipped with tank tracks, a programmable Arduino microcontroller, wireless control over wifi, a dual H-bridge motor controller, and a LIPO battery (chargeable via a mini USB cable). You also have several colors to pick from, but I expect that the clear body showing off all the inner workings will be a hands down winner, at least for me it would be.