Vibrations from the roomba makes the roomba a bad choice for a robotic
platform.
do you have any other more practical robotic PC project?
If not,I am looking for partners for a more practical version of PC
robotic contraption. The idea is patented, and some detail of this
project can be seen at http://funkycoldamoeba.blogspot.com/


"phillip m. torrone" <phillip@flashenabled.com> wrote in message news:<530b01c3ffce$6f20eb00$a101280a@phx.gbl>...
> it's used for a few things:
> *navigation- currently working on vnc'ing in, using the
> cam feed to control the ir port, which moves the roomba.
> *web cam- it posts to the textamerica "roblog".
> *other- one day it might move around on its own, but
> that's going to take awhile.
>
> cheers,
> pt
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Is the camera for navigation or just to take pictures?
> >
> >--
> >
> >Gary A. Bushey
> >SPS MVP
> >bushey@mindspring.com
> >
> >"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> >news:eMSwzCn$DHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> 8-) Too cool. Wish my vac was Tabletized.
> >> --
> >> Chris H.
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> >> Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
> >> Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
> >> Associate Expert
> >> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>
> >> "phillip m. torrone" <phillip@flashenabled.com> wrote
> in message
> >> news:3d8301c3fe6d$6861dc00$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> using "off the shelf parts" i have constructed another
> >>> pretty good mobile robot. a tablet pc is the brain and
> >>> the roomba robot vac is the locomotion. currently
> working
> >>> on sending the ir commands from the pc to the roomba
> and
> >>> having the robot "do a tour" and post photos / video
> >>> automatically to the roblog (my robot photo blog).
> >>>
> >>> pictures of the tablet pc roomba-bot:
> >>> http://www.philliptorrone.com/roombatabletbot/
> >>>
> >>> cheers,
> >>> pt
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >