Comments for RoboStuff http://robostuff.com Robotics news, projects and stuff Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Routerbot v3 by John http://robostuff.com/diy-projects/routerbot/routerbot-v3/comment-page-1/#comment-15558 John Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:17:46 +0000 http://robostuff.com/?page_id=643#comment-15558 Hey Andrey LONG time no talk ! I was dusting of one of my robots that i built based around your v2 platform and thought I would check your site for any updates. My serial Xbee connection is still working great from the router to the robot, allowing for minimal power requirements and size. So what is v3 and when will it be available. If its ready email me the files and I can beta test it for you. Glad to see you are still working on this awesome and very unique project. John Hey Andrey
LONG time no talk ! I was dusting of one of my robots that i built based around your v2 platform and thought I would check your site for any updates. My serial Xbee connection is still working great from the router to the robot, allowing for minimal power requirements and size. So what is v3 and when will it be available. If its ready email me the files and I can beta test it for you.
Glad to see you are still working on this awesome and very unique project.

John

]]> Comment on Looking for an extra Pleo battery pack? Build your own! by D Zimmerman http://robostuff.com/diy-projects/pleo-hacking/looking-for-an-extra-pleo-battery-pack-build-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-10589 D Zimmerman Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:46:47 +0000 http://robostuff.com/?page_id=615#comment-10589 I have meant to come back and update. My Pleo is alive again! i bought a new battery from Innvo Labs and it slowly came back to life. I made sure I fed him and all is well. There is still a mystery though. . . now Pleo works with my old batteries again too. The original battery from Ugobe works fine and the homemade battery works fine. But neither of these would bring him back to life when he died. I have meant to come back and update. My Pleo is alive again! i bought a new battery from Innvo Labs and it slowly came back to life. I made sure I fed him and all is well. There is still a mystery though. . . now Pleo works with my old batteries again too. The original battery from Ugobe works fine and the homemade battery works fine. But neither of these would bring him back to life when he died.

]]> Comment on Looking for an extra Pleo battery pack? Build your own! by D Zimmerman http://robostuff.com/diy-projects/pleo-hacking/looking-for-an-extra-pleo-battery-pack-build-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-2644 D Zimmerman Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:39:20 +0000 http://robostuff.com/?page_id=615#comment-2644 My Pleo is dead. Well, Pleo worked great one day as stated above. After that, no matter which battery we put in, Pleo would last for 5 minutes. . . then 3. . . then less. . and less. At one point I got the brilliant idea that I hadn't fed him in ages. He pepped up and started chomping on his leaf. . . and then he went to sleep. I wonder if we starved him to death. It acts like it did when we had the resister mis-wired in his homemade battery, but now he is like that all the time. Perks up and then goes right to sleep. Has anyone else had this problem? I am thinking it is NOT connected to the home made battery. My Pleo is dead. Well, Pleo worked great one day as stated above. After that, no matter which battery we put in, Pleo would last for 5 minutes. . . then 3. . . then less. . and less. At one point I got the brilliant idea that I hadn’t fed him in ages. He pepped up and started chomping on his leaf. . . and then he went to sleep. I wonder if we starved him to death. It acts like it did when we had the resister mis-wired in his homemade battery, but now he is like that all the time. Perks up and then goes right to sleep. Has anyone else had this problem? I am thinking it is NOT connected to the home made battery.

]]> Comment on Routerbot v2 by Slava http://robostuff.com/diy-projects/routerbot/routerbot-v2/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 Slava Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:59:24 +0000 http://robostuff.com/?page_id=148#comment-2418 Hello Andrey, Thank you again for your great talent in robotics. I was so amazed that read your info, blog, CV and even info on Minestream company website. You are great master. By the way, how are you, how is job? I understand that you are very busy and have the lack of time to answer the millions of letters; otherwise I hope you would help me with your kind advice. Finally I have got parts from Lynxmotion and completed brains of my routerbot!!! Thank you much for detailed instructions. It was some difficulties in serial interface voltage divider, but I have read your post 100 times and did everything step by step – it works!!! Now my SSC-32 is working wirelessly, router was flashed via LAN promptly at first attempt! GREAT! And now I have a little bit problems. I want to build 4WD platform with IP camera on the board with the opportunity to use Roborealm vision program. The problems are the following: • The 4wd platform drive. I want to build smth like Lynxmotion 4WD Rover http://www.lynxmotion.com/Category.aspx?CategoryID=30 , using powerful motors (not servos. Continuous servos unavailable in Ukraine!!!!))). The problem is how to operate with motors, when SSC-32 supports servos only. I have been researching much and found the way to connect the motors via motor controllers only. I want to save costs and solder it myself. Is it possible to do by using simple motor driver like L293D? Or could you advice more simple way to operate with motors (like with the servos, smoothly) using SSC-32 • The IP camera. Could I use the Roborealm in conjunction with your router developed software? How to make the robot to recognize the world with camera (without attaching the sensors if possible). The 4Wd drive compatibility problem is much important I want to build powerful off-road station to operate the robot outdoors. The Lynxmotion 4wd is tooooo much expensive to deliver to my place, not saying about the device price in 400$ (ridiculous). Please note – I am newcomer and complete dum in robotics, but very fascinated in electronics from childhood. I am a lawyer so had no real possibility to get opposite education. Now I am trying to explore it myself – so much interesting))) I hope you can help me with your professional advice! Thank you so much again! P.S.: Ukraine got new President)))) hope the politic and economic situation would be better now… Kind regards, Slava Hello Andrey,

Thank you again for your great talent in robotics. I was so amazed that read your info, blog, CV and even info on Minestream company website. You are great master. By the way, how are you, how is job?
I understand that you are very busy and have the lack of time to answer the millions of letters; otherwise I hope you would help me with your kind advice.
Finally I have got parts from Lynxmotion and completed brains of my routerbot!!! Thank you much for detailed instructions. It was some difficulties in serial interface voltage divider, but I have read your post 100 times and did everything step by step – it works!!! Now my SSC-32 is working wirelessly, router was flashed via LAN promptly at first attempt! GREAT!
And now I have a little bit problems. I want to build 4WD platform with IP camera on the board with the opportunity to use Roborealm vision program. The problems are the following:
• The 4wd platform drive. I want to build smth like Lynxmotion 4WD Rover http://www.lynxmotion.com/Category.aspx?CategoryID=30 , using powerful motors (not servos. Continuous servos unavailable in Ukraine!!!!))). The problem is how to operate with motors, when SSC-32 supports servos only. I have been researching much and found the way to connect the motors via motor controllers only. I want to save costs and solder it myself. Is it possible to do by using simple motor driver like L293D? Or could you advice more simple way to operate with motors (like with the servos, smoothly) using SSC-32
• The IP camera. Could I use the Roborealm in conjunction with your router developed software? How to make the robot to recognize the world with camera (without attaching the sensors if possible).
The 4Wd drive compatibility problem is much important I want to build powerful off-road station to operate the robot outdoors. The Lynxmotion 4wd is tooooo much expensive to deliver to my place, not saying about the device price in 400$ (ridiculous).
Please note – I am newcomer and complete dum in robotics, but very fascinated in electronics from childhood. I am a lawyer so had no real possibility to get opposite education. Now I am trying to explore it myself – so much interesting)))
I hope you can help me with your professional advice!
Thank you so much again!

P.S.: Ukraine got new President)))) hope the politic and economic situation would be better now…

Kind regards,
Slava

]]> Comment on 1. Get the Parts and tools by Slava http://robostuff.com/diy-projects/routerbot/routerbot-v1/1-get-the-parts-and-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 Slava Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:02:47 +0000 http://robostuff.com/?page_id=116#comment-2133 Hi Andrey! Thank you for kind and optimistic words! And thank you for the answer. I have watched your presentation video – amazing! I wonder if such brainiac geniuses like you are somewhere else in the world! Besides, I have ordered the parts from Lynxmotion through my sister, she would come next week and bring me the SSC-32 and couple of servos. Other details I have bought on local radiomarket) Otherwise after the routerbot v2 accomplishment, I am sure to start new ones (v3 and others that you will propose). I appreciate much your work on these great projects! You are the one who shares with such great practical skills and information in such available and clear way. Wish you good luck and to be success in your favorite doings! Keep going!!! Faithfully, Slava Hi Andrey!

Thank you for kind and optimistic words! And thank you for the answer. I have watched your presentation video – amazing! I wonder if such brainiac geniuses like you are somewhere else in the world!
Besides, I have ordered the parts from Lynxmotion through my sister, she would come next week and bring me the SSC-32 and couple of servos. Other details I have bought on local radiomarket)
Otherwise after the routerbot v2 accomplishment, I am sure to start new ones (v3 and others that you will propose).

I appreciate much your work on these great projects! You are the one who shares with such great practical skills and information in such available and clear way. Wish you good luck and to be success in your favorite doings!

Keep going!!!

Faithfully,
Slava

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