Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a fun project I’ve been working on with my Sphero R2D2 droid. After a lot of tinkering, I managed to connect it to Home Assistant using Python and MQTT! It’s been a great learning experience, and I’m thrilled to see it all come together.
Here’s a quick rundown of what I did: I used a Python Bluetooth library to communicate with R2, then wrote a wrapper in F# to make it more manageable. Now, R2 can receive commands from HA and even report back some status updates. It’s pretty cool to see him rolling around and responding to voice commands!
I know there are limitations with the HA Bluetooth integration, so I had to stick with my Python script for now. If anyone has tips on how to make this work more seamlessly, I’d love to hear them!
On a related note, I also found that updating firmware can sometimes resolve weird issues. For example, my UPS runtime problem was fixed after a firmware upgrade. It’s a small thing, but it saved me a lot of headaches!
If you’re working on any custom integrations or have overcome a tricky setup, I’d love to hear about your experiences. Let’s keep the ideas flowing! 