The robot in question is a skid-steer 4-wheeled toy, to which he has added an ADNS3080 mouse sensor fitted with a lens, an H-bridge motor driver board, and a Wemos D1 Mini single board computer.

He converted an optical mouse into an odometry sensor, making for a very easy way to tell how far a robot has traveled regardless of wheels slipping or motors stalling.

I personally prefer a mouse that's designed 100-per-cent for one hand or the other, but for a one-size-fits-all device the Wheel Mouse Optical is surprisingly comfortable.

The Good:Both the wired and wireless mouse are made of top-quality materials, the optical tracking mechanism is excellent and works on just about any surface, and the mouse works for either right ...

Supposedly the mouse has been inspired by Nordic myth of spear-throwing Odin (instead of throwing spears, the robot head throws laser beams). The project has not only surpassed its $50,000 (£ ...

The robot uses artificial and living parts in fusion, in this case to walk. Though not quite as quickly or dramatically as we've seen from the all-artificial Boston bots.

In fact, you may have just been beaten by a robotic mouse, which managed to complete a large maze in just 3.921 seconds at the 2011 All Japan Micromouse Robot Competition.

Technology Robots Meet NeRmo, the mouse robot with backbone Most quadruped robots ditch spine-derived designs for simplicity’s sake. NeRmo embraces the complex system. Andrew Paul Dec 6, 2023 2: ...

Using the Belkin MiniWireless Optical Mouse feels a bit like mousing with a 16-stick pack of gum. It weighs just 2.9 ounces and is roughly half the size of competitors.