Comments on: Roomba rover http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/ Fresh hacks every day Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Roomba Review http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13279 Roomba Review Sun, 13 Nov 2005 05:16:59 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13279 Looks similar to the zoomba project at roomba community. http://www.roombacommunity.com/ Looks similar to the zoomba project at roomba community.

http://www.roombacommunity.com/

]]> By: -pat http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13280 -pat Sat, 15 Oct 2005 07:51:52 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13280 Quit your whining. What do you pay for this site? What have you submitted worth of inks today? If you really want some, http://google.com has lots of links. Quit your whining. What do you pay for this site? What have you submitted worth of inks today? If you really want some, http://google.com has lots of links.

]]> By: CYRIX http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13282 CYRIX Sat, 15 Oct 2005 04:59:01 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13282 gimme some links damnit! gimme some links damnit!

]]> By: John http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13281 John Sat, 15 Oct 2005 03:22:12 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13281 Excellent! Excellent!

]]> By: Biggs http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13283 Biggs Sat, 15 Oct 2005 02:41:33 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13283 Hmmm, I still have one of thoes Virgin Webplayers in my closet. Turns on, but has a blinking cursor after that. Guessing my DOC is fried. Hmmm, I still have one of thoes Virgin Webplayers in my closet. Turns on, but has a blinking cursor after that. Guessing my DOC is fried.

]]> By: heathkit http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13284 heathkit Fri, 14 Oct 2005 22:22:28 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13284 I really should update that page. Since the pictures posted there, Ed has soldered a CF card holder onto that spot on the WebPlayer mainboard, and we've been running it without the screen. This gives it a much lower profile - only an inch or two taller than a regular Roomba. Initially, the webcam was used for basic machine vision (detecting and driving to an orange cone). Since then, we've tried getting a semi-live feed from it using vlc, but the Geode on the WebPlayer just isn't powerful enough to do more than 5fps or. I've considered moving to an NSLU2. I should also give credit to my friend, Ed (don't know if he wants his full name up here). He's the one with the mad soldering skills that soldered those 44 wiress in place. Soldering that CF holder on the Webplayer wasn't a picnic either. I really should update that page. Since the pictures posted there, Ed has soldered a CF card holder onto that spot on the WebPlayer mainboard, and we’ve been running it without the screen. This gives it a much lower profile – only an inch or two taller than a regular Roomba.

Initially, the webcam was used for basic machine vision (detecting and driving to an orange cone). Since then, we’ve tried getting a semi-live feed from it using vlc, but the Geode on the WebPlayer just isn’t powerful enough to do more than 5fps or. I’ve considered moving to an NSLU2.

I should also give credit to my friend, Ed (don’t know if he wants his full name up here). He’s the one with the mad soldering skills that soldered those 44 wiress in place. Soldering that CF holder on the Webplayer wasn’t a picnic either.

]]> By: Blind tree frog http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13285 Blind tree frog Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:38:56 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13285 That's kind of cool. They appear to have it set up to recieve video. I wonder if it would make more sense to put a web cam on and have it transmit video (and make it waterproof so that they can sneak into the girls lockerroom with it?... kidding. ) Too bad it doesn't appera to maintain the low profile. That’s kind of cool. They appear to have it set up to recieve video. I wonder if it would make more sense to put a web cam on and have it transmit video (and make it waterproof so that they can sneak into the girls lockerroom with it?… kidding. )

Too bad it doesn’t appera to maintain the low profile.

]]> By: chubbydork http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13286 chubbydork Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:21:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13286 i have 6 webplayers, now all i need are some roombas... i have 6 webplayers, now all i need are some roombas…

]]> By: Gouki http://hackaday.com/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/comment-page-1/#comment-13287 Gouki Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:15:48 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/10/14/roomba-rover/#comment-13287 Very nice. Pretty cool project! Very nice. Pretty cool project!

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