This week, I flashed Raspbian onto our microSD and got the Pi up and running. In work sessions with Aditi and Shanel, we fleshed out the Design Report, set up Roomba interfacing and control, configured the Pi’s network connection, and installed ROS.

We are on track. Work has begun on every component except the server stack, and the design report is basically done.

Next week, we hope to set up the Roomba-Pi interface and execute autonomous programs. We will also begin interfacing the LIDAR with the Pi so we can start some mapping tests.