Archive for November, 2008
Friday, November 28th, 2008
MAC-BOT Prototype Unveiled
So I am happy to show some pictures of the MAC-BOT concept and prototype. The MAC-BOT is based on the PC-BOT 914 robot with a Mac Mini computer running OSX.
The MAC-BOT concept is a joint venture between White Box Robotics Inc and Cogmation Robotics Inc.
The prototype is in the early stages of development and the [...]
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
Simple PC-BOT IR Avoidance demo Video
(Click on Picture to launch video)
After writing the PC-BOT driver I thought I should do something interesting now that it is integrated in robotFoundry. I quickly developed an IR avoidance routine and let our PC-BOT loose in the office. Eventually these routines will be part of the stock robotFoundry behaviours.
If you look closely in the video [...]
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
PC-BOT 914 driver completed
Last week I finally completed the robotFoundry driver for the PC-BOT. The 914 is very solid platform and think it is a very good platform for commercial robot systems. Next I will finish the PC-BOT simulation model, most of the work has been completed, I just need to calibrate it.
We will also be adding a simulated laser [...]
