If you’ve ever wanted to build an R2 unit that can be controlled using your iPhone, pay attention. This guy has done just that. Right now he has minimal control working. The videos demonstrate controlling a servo and the dome motor using an iPhone using the accelerometer and using a slider control on the touch screen.

Other touch screen controls are possible too, like rotary controls, buttons, XY controls, and multitouch as well as gestures. He will also be able to interface with his J.E.D.I display and type in text messages in the iPhone that will scroll across the front or rear logic displays. Can’t wait to see the end result.

[Glenn's Astromech Blog]

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