DIY Bluetooth Phone Controlled BB-8 Droid with Arduino

This BB-8 model can be controlled with a smartphone using an application.

Hello, learners! Greeting from Makerdemy. In this course, you will learn how to program to build your “DIY Bluetooth Phone Controlled BB-8 Droid with Arduino Mega”.

Arduino is one of the cost effective boards you can purchase & start programming with to interact with physical elements using logic & create results the way you want it. It can be used in your Engineering Projects, Industrial Projects, and Home Automation related projects.

The course lesson will explain you, “How to work on your own DIY Bluetooth Phone Controlled BB-8 Droid with Arduino Mega" using Arduino programming language. This course works best for you if you own an Arduino UNO and Arduino Mega.

This course is for anyone who is interested in building functional BB-8 droid robot to control remotely via mobile application with Arduino boards. And also you will learn to play the music using SD card adapter module. The course requires basic knowledge of Arduino programming language. It is designed to introduce the Arduino hardware and programming environment to get you started on building projects.

This BB-8 model can control with a smartphone using an application downloaded from the Play Store and App Store, for both the devices. It can be controlled even with voice commands using Android application.

Some features:

  • Phone controlled
  • Voice controlled
  • Arduino-based
  • Realistic body motion
  • Light effects
  • Sound effects

I will also teach you how to configure the Bluetooth and SD card modules, and you can control it wirelessly. If you are a technology enthusiast and want to learn the cutting-edge technology, then this is the right course for you.

I will guide you step by step how to go about building this project. I will also share the source code with you so that you can replicate the project by yourself.

Let’s dive in to learn the concept one by one.

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"Good run through of an arduino project design. I liked the innovation behind the project. It was not too detailed so I could make progress with the course, but the details were there in the form of code, If I wanted to go through it. A good intro, to anyone fairly new to Arduino on how to put a project together"

- Adrian Peirson

Your Instructor


Venkatesh Varadachari
Venkatesh Varadachari

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of MAKERDEMY, a pioneer company in the field of maker education.

MAKERDEMY is a pioneer in teaching technology related maker courses online.

Venkatesh has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.


Course Curriculum


  Introduction
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  SD Card Module_How to make an Audio Player with Speaker using the Arduino
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  How to Control an LED Using a Smart Phone and Arduino with Bluetooth HC-06
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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