Make a Web Connected Robot (for about $500) (using an Arduino and Netbook)

Step 5 Software - (Webpage)

Well we're almost finished all that is left is talking to your robot.

To Get Talking: (over a local network -on windows-)

• Discover the local ip address of the laptop computer. To do this go to "Start\Programs\Accesories\Command Prompt" and when the terminal window opens up type "ipconfig". Write down "IP Address" and head to another computer on your local network.
• Open a web browser, type "http://(robot computer ip):12345/ControlPage.html
• The control web page should load, in the "IP Address" box type the robot computers ip.
• Begin controlling your robot.

To Get Talking: (over the internet)
Now that you have it working locally getting it talking over the internet is just a few short steps away.

• (most difficult step) Set up Port Forwarding - Your computer needs to be listening to the internet rather than just the local network. To do this you need to tell your router to pass certain requests through to the computer controlling the robot. This is a bit complex and goes far beyond the scope of this Instructable. However if you visit PortForward.com they will give you all you need to know about configuring your router (you need to forward port 12345 to your robot laptop)
• Next discover your internet IP (visit WhatIsMyIP.com )
• Finally fire up skype setup a video call and get whomever you are talking to to visit "http://(internet IP):12345/ControlPage.html"
• Type in the internet IP into the "IP Adress" box in the control webpage and your Web Connected Robot is being driven from afar.