"Remote driver" mode?

[skorokithakis]

Would it be desirable to add a "remote driver" mode to this, where instead of a Raspberry Pi the servos are connected to an ESP8266 and receive instructions over the network from a computer running the Brachiograph script?

That would also make the machine much cheaper (or much more expensive, depending on your definition, but I assume you need a computer now anyway).

[evildmp]

I'd be interested in seeing a more detailed proposal for this, definitely. I am not sure what the implications are.

[tg44]

When I saw this project first, my question was the same; why we need an rpi? It could be used in school environments if the zeros cost (idk I saw zeros only for 15-30usd) and relatively high entry knowledge could be lowered (I mean ssh, command line, etc.).

I didn't read the code yet, but I think the biggest problem is the "realtimeness", and if we want to solve that we need to move the coordinate to movement coordination to the mcu, which would result a rather complicated fw and a gcode like driver protocol...