The robot in question is a skid-steer 4-wheeled toy, to which he has added an ADNS3080 mouse sensor fitted with a lens, an H-bridge motor driver board, and a Wemos D1 Mini single board computer.

Once upon a time, a computer was a big metal brick of ... He whipped up a giant 3D-printed mouse housing, and fitted the sensor board from an optical mouse inside. That was hooked up to an Intel ...

They work by emitting light from an LED or laser, and a CMOS sensor detects the light reflections as the mouse is moved. Early optical mice required a special mouse pad, but modern devices can be ...

It comes with an optical sensor and has a USB 2.0 port which ... option if you are looking for a pocket friendly wired mouse for your computer. Despite being an affordable option, it comes with ...