orlv / mebo-api

Description of the mebo api

Hacking the Mebo

The mebo toy robot is controlled by a simple http API.

The api uses the following naming conventions for its components:

c == claw
w == wrist
s == arm
move_forward
move_backward

Requests are made to a web server on the Mebo at port 80. They are made in the clear with no authentication.

The commands themselves follow a convention of ${component}_{direction} for arm/wrist/claw and move_${direction} for motion

THe command is provided as a request param to the http endpoint, with additional parameters as required to control speed, duration, etc.

Summary of API Commands

|Param|Type|Range|Behavior|
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|move_back||||
|move_forward||||
|c_open||||
|c_close|||
|s_up||||
|s_down||||
|w_right||||
|w_left||||

Controlling Mebo via HTTP

moving the robot

moving the wrist

moving the arm

moving the claw

http://${mebo_ip}/?req=c_open&value=255 http://${mebo_ip}/?req=c_close&value=255&dur=2000&ts=031059

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