FTC Tips and Tricks: Sensors use IR, Touch, Color, Pixy, Encoders

FTC Tips and Tricks: Sensors use IR, Touch, Color, Pixy, Encoders

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FTC Tips and Tricks: Sensors use IR, Touch, Color, Pixy, Encoders
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We cover the common sensors used in robotics: IR, Ultrasonic, TOF, Touch, Color, Encoders, Vision. Below you will find links where you can purchase these sensors.

IR sensors: https://www.pololu.com/category/79/sharp-distance-sensors
REV 2m sensor: https://www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1505/
Ultrasonic sensors: https://www.robotshop.com/en/maxbotix-en.html
Touch sensor: https://www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1425/
Limit switch: https://www.pololu.com/product/1404
Color sensor: https://www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1557/
Magnetic sensor: https://www.revrobotics.com/rev-31-1462/
Gyro: https://www.adafruit.com/category/521
Encoders: https://www.revrobotics.com/rev-11-1271/ and https://www.usdigital.com/products/encoders/incremental/shaft/s4t/
Pixy: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14678
External camera: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-c920s-hd-webcam/6321794.p?skuId=6321794 (wider angle) and https://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-hd -webcam-c270-black/9928354.p?skuId=9928354 (narrower angle)

0:00 – Introduction
0:14 – Infrared sensors
1:13 – Time-of-Flight laser sensors
1:44 – Ultrasonic sensors
2:25 – Limit switches and touch sensors
3:15 – Color sensors
3:59 – Magnetic sensors
4:16 – Gyro sensors
4:43 – Encoders/rotational sensors
5:26 – Pixy sensor
5:47 – Computer vision

Speaker: Gabe Aguirre

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