Well, not really; the end result is a line following robot, but the actual project is about a simple, cheap robot chassis to be used in schools, clubs, and other educational, STEAM education events.

<p>The little robot, about half the size of a small egg, whirs along on invisible wheels, using a camera on its base to follow any line it's put on.&nbsp;</p> ...

Line Following Robot Trains Runners. 23 Comments . by: Rud Merriam. April 30, 2016. ... Inside the BeatBot an Arduino reads 9 infrared sensors for line detection at 100 samples a second.

The little robot, about half the size of a small egg, whirs along on invisible wheels, using a camera on its base to follow any line it's put on. When it meets a branching path, it picks one randomly.