Pi 5 Swarm Robotics Vision Coordination Kit — Build Three Robots That Share Cameras and Coordinate Over WiFi

Every part needed, pre-tested for compatibility, with an AI build companion trained on this exact project. Shipped from Bengaluru in 3-5 days.

You’ll assemble three autonomous Raspberry Pi 5 robots, each equipped with a Pi Camera Module 3, that wirelessly share visual feeds and run a distributed consensus algorithm to cooperatively track a moving target. This hands-on project mirrors the coordination logic found in drone swarms, autonomous warehouse fleets, and sensor networks—giving you a working foundation in swarm intelligence and edge AI.

What You'll Build

By the end of this 12–15 hour build, you’ll have a functioning swarm of three wheeled robots that can locate, follow, and encircle a coloured object without any central controller. Each robot processes its own camera feed, exchanges observations over WiFi, and participates in a real-time consensus protocol to assign roles and adjust trajectories autonomously. You’ll see first-hand how camera frames, shared via MQTT or ROS2, feed a gossip‑style algorithm that achieves agreement across the swarm.

What You'll Learn

• Implement a distributed consensus algorithm (inspired by Raft or Paxos) that lets three independent nodes converge on a single target estimate.
• Set up inter-robot communication over WiFi using ROS2 Galactic or a lightweight MQTT bridge for real-time image and decision sharing.
• Configure object detection pipelines with OpenCV and Pi Camera Module 3 to identify and track a moving object from multiple vantage points.
• Design a decentralized control architecture where each robot plans its own motion while resolving conflicts via peer-to-peer negotiation.

Kit Contents

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Who This Kit Is For

This kit is designed for B.Tech ECE/CS final‑year students tackling capstone projects in multi‑agent systems or swarm robotics, participants in Smart India Hackathon working on autonomous systems problem statements, and researchers at IITs, NITs, BITS Pilani, or VIT exploring decentralized AI. If you’ve already built a basic line‑follower or single‑board computer robot and want to move into distributed intelligence, this is your next step.

Built and Backed by Compoden

Every Compoden kit ships with an AI build companion trained on this exact project — accessible via a QR code on the box, with WhatsApp and email backup. We've spent 10 years building projects for makers, schools, and institutions across India. If a part fails because of a manufacturing defect, replace it free within 7 days.