Roomba midi interface

posted May 9th 2006 12:00am by Eliot Phillips
filed under: robots hacks

todbot has developed a MIDI interface for the Roomba. RoombaMidi is an OSX application that acts as a virtual MIDI interface. It can be used by any standard MIDI sequencer and supports up to a 16 vacuum orchestra. It can even turn the vacuum motor on and off for a bass drum effect. I guess the circuit benders have a brand new toy on there hands, but who will be the first great Roomba artist?

[thanks Mike Kuniavsky]

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Interesting, looks like the roomba hacking it coming along well.

Posted at 12:32 am on May 9th, 2006 by mastershake916

In an odd twist, a midi mod is also available that will allow an old dot matrix printer to get out the scuff marks and bring out the shine on those no-wax and hardwood floors, also while making music.

Posted at 12:52 pm on May 9th, 2006 by strider_mt2k

sounds cool, strider_mt2k do you have a link for this?

Posted at 9:20 pm on May 9th, 2006 by Nat

pretty cool. nicely done hack.

Posted at 10:31 pm on May 9th, 2006 by postalrat

yes

http://www.iwasonlykidding.org

Posted at 7:45 am on May 10th, 2006 by strider_mt2k

Actually, there is a dot matrix synth, here: http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000453045067/ .

Posted at 11:13 pm on May 10th, 2006 by Logan

strider_mt2k that link isnt working. did it get dugg?

heehee