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Title: Controlling a robot through the internet help?
Post by: pleoboy4 on June 04, 2009, 11:32:04 AM

Hi, Does anyone know how to control a robot, such as the vexplorer through the internet?

I was looking at these two robots

The Rovio
www.meetrovio.com/ (http://www.meetrovio.com/)

Surveyor SRV-1 Blackfin Robot
http://www.surveyor.com/ (http://www.surveyor.com/)

I was wondering how they did it and how much it would cost. If anyone has any answers I would enjoy to hear them.

Thanks

Title: Re: Controlling a robot through the internet help?
Post by: kisumi on June 04, 2009, 11:55:08 AM

The rovio is more of a webcam on wheels than a robot in my opinion, i havent heard of a price for it as i dont think wowee have released it yet. If you wanted to control a robot through the net the sony aibo ers-7 mind3 has this ability and is alot of fun because you can talk through it and get the aibo to do tricks with its ball and bone. Was there a particular thing you wanted to do with a robot over the net

Title: Re: Controlling a robot through the internet help?
Post by: pleoboy4 on June 06, 2009, 11:27:32 AM

Thanks for your reply. :)  I just wanted to be able to control it over the net and maneuver it around the house and maybe outside.

Title: Re: Controlling a robot through the internet help?
Post by: Toyguy on June 08, 2009, 06:06:25 PM

I had a Rovio, and returned it.  The response to commands was unworkably slow and the software was very buggy.  The navigation function hardly worked at all, and it had a problem returning to its base to charge when you could get it to work.  Save your money...

I don't know the other one you mentioned though.

Title: Re: Controlling a robot through the internet help?
Post by: pleo4 on June 09, 2009, 02:58:15 PM

Is it possible to take a remote control car and hook a webcam and all the servos into something so you can control that through the net.

Title: Re: Controlling a robot through the internet help?
Post by: tonyv on June 22, 2009, 05:41:48 PM

You might try checking out CMU's Terk Robot project:

http://www.terk.ri.cmu.edu/about_qwerk.php

All the SW is supposed to be open source, and it might give you ideas.

By-the-way...I have the Qwerk controller, webcam, and linux-compatible USB wireless dongle used in this project, if anyone is interested in buying it.

tonyv

Title: Re: Controlling a robot through the internet help?
Post by: kisumi on June 24, 2009, 11:39:14 AM

Quote from: pleo4 on June 09, 2009, 02:58:15 PM

Is it possible to take a remote control car and hook a webcam and all the servos into something so you can control that through the net.

ha ha i like that idea