August 8, 2007 9:44 AM

Hey guys...

There's a ton of conversation (and answers) about the RS Media Java Edition on RoboCommunity.  Let me direct you to some of it, and try to answer a few of your questions outright.

• RS Media was a show device at JavaOne, where WowWee challenged attendees to use Java to program new dances for RS Media.
• Davin Sufer, CTO of WowWee, blogged about it, and there was a lot of discussion about the difference between the regular-old RS Media and the Java Edition there.
• I posted a couple things about purchasing the RS Media with Java SDK, originally here and just today another post here.
• So many people are working with RS Media and Java that we set up a Java Command Center here on RoboCommunity.  Check it out.

All that being said, let me point you to the discussion that took place around Davin's blog entry.  That's where you'll find the most answers to your questions.  But let me try to knock a few of them out for you...

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1)Why Wow Wee do not give a minimum detail about that JAVA SDK thing? (Exactly  what's that SDK thing?)

As I understand it, any RS Media (except the very earliest batch, which almost nobody has) can work with Java.  The problem is that Sun is not making the Java Robot SDK generally available.  So, the only way to get the TOOLS to do the Java work (without stealing them, which we obviously discourage) is to purchase the RS Media with SDK bundle sold on the WowWee Store.  The RS Media you get IS NOT DIFFERENT than yours; the unique / valuable part of the purchase is the SDK CD that comes with it.  THAT is what makes the Java programming you want to do possible.

2)We have an inferior robot? and if they are any:

No. See answer #1.

3)What are the differences between this ROBOT and earlier RS Media robots?

None. See answer #1 again.

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Hope this helps. 

April 10, 2008 10:34 PM

Jeff Block said:

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1)Why Wow Wee do not give a minimum detail about that JAVA SDK thing? (Exactly  what's that SDK thing?)

As I understand it, any RS Media (except the very earliest batch, which almost nobody has) can work with Java.  The problem is that Sun is not making the Java Robot SDK generally available.  So, the only way to get the TOOLS to do the Java work (without stealing them, which we obviously discourage) is to purchase the RS Media with SDK bundle sold on the WowWee Store.  The RS Media you get IS NOT DIFFERENT than yours; the unique / valuable part of the purchase is the SDK CD that comes with it.  THAT is what makes the Java programming you want to do possible.

I've just purchased a standard RS Media robot and found out about the Java SDK after purchase.  Is there any way I can buy the SDK without the robot?