Running a data center takes a great deal of work, as well as even making sure the ambient temperature for numerous boxes is in the appropriate variety is an arduous task. When dealt with with the prospect of installing numerous temperature sensors in an EMC data center, [Vivek] had a much better idea: put just a few sensors on a robot as well as drive around the racks. With the ideal software, it’s a breeze to automate the process as well as develop a near real-time temperature tracking option for a big data center.
The data center robot is based on a iRobot Create, generally a Roomba without a vacuum. connected to the robot is a netbook, Arduino, as well as a PVC mast housing three temperature sensors as well as a USB webcam.
Using the floor of the data center for navigation, the robot canvasses the racks sending temperature data back to a server by means of WiFi. From there, the temperatures can be graphed to make sure the racks aren’t as well hot or as well cold.
You can inspect out a video of the robot in action after the break.