http://www.robocommunity.com?src=forums_rss RoboCommunity - Latest Forum Threads Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:15:41 GMT admin@robocommunity.com RoboCommunity 60 http://www.robocommunity.com/brand/robo/community.gif http://www.robocommunity.com?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14188/My-Rovio-is-now-online-Thanks-to-Jason-at-Wowwee/?src=forums_rss Well, after another phone call to Frontier my provider today they said that we dont support port forwarding, thats our official statement. However Jason at customer service at Wowwee did not give up! He and an engineer found a fix! Adding additional ports beyond the TCP did the trick. I have to say they have the best support of any place I have ever dealt with. They didnt get impatient, they didnt get discouraged, they plowed through until they found an answer, now I can connect from any computer in the world, finally! They rock and so does Rovio! What a great customer experience! Rovio Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:15:39 GMT crmfghtr http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14188/My-Rovio-is-now-online-Thanks-to-Jason-at-Wowwee/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14187/UK-Rovio-buyers-getting-ripped-off/?src=forums_rss Hi all, I was recently going to buy myself a Rovio for robot development reasons. I went (online) shopping, checking all the usual sources of Wowee robots and after 30 mins of searching I was shocked to find that Red5 had snapped up exclusivity to sell Rovio in the UK. Not only that but I went in expecting to pay about £160 (ex P&P) to find that the price has skyrocketed to over £250, I'm not paying that much for a robot that I am going to use for working on research into Artificial inteligance and Vision recognition where you get little money to spend on the robot because of the price of the computer needed to run the whole backend. /ramble As you cen tell, I hate exclusivies of products to retailers I have never heard of that will jack up the price. I hope Red5 drops exclusivity before the holiday season because I need something to present by then. -RichardR Rovio Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:30:53 GMT RichardR http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14187/UK-Rovio-buyers-getting-ripped-off/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14185/Hope-everybody-enjoyed-their-morning-spam/?src=forums_rss If you notice a bunch of threads with a post from Change228 that has been deleted, there's nothing ominous behind it. A spammer got in the door, messed up the place, and needed to be dealt with. I did the deletes of the spam posts. The administrator, Peter R, did the banning. Have a good, robotically enhanced day. RoboCommunity Lounge Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:27:59 GMT MrScott http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14185/Hope-everybody-enjoyed-their-morning-spam/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14184/CAN-I-HACK-RQ-S-IR-SCANNER/?src=forums_rss HI!COULD ANYONE TELL ME IF I COULD HACK RQ'S SCANNER??? Roboquad Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:26:16 GMT iquad http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14184/CAN-I-HACK-RQ-S-IR-SCANNER/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14182/WowWee-Rovio-Review-Just-Posted/?src=forums_rss Hey everybody! I'm happy to announce that our first review and unboxing of Rovio has been posted on the community! Rovio Review & Unboxing Go check it out and let the community know what you think of Rovio. When you receive yours, we'd love for you to share your experiences as an article or on the forums. Enjoy! Rovio Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:25:49 GMT Peter Redmer http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14182/WowWee-Rovio-Review-Just-Posted/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14181/can-someone-tell-about-the-skype-demonstration-rq/?src=forums_rss please answer. RoboCommunity Lounge Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:18:59 GMT iquad http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14181/can-someone-tell-about-the-skype-demonstration-rq/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14180/myrovio.com-dns-hosting/?src=forums_rss From what I can see this hasn't been setup on the myrovio website but... I think it would be a great idea for wowwee to allow free dns hosting (or at a minor cost to the user) through their myrovio.com website... now their site is live, why not allow people to signup for an account i.e username.myrovio.com to access their rovio. I know there are free dns hosting options elsewhere (I've set one up already for my rovio)but how much nicer would it be to have one with myrovio on it! This is used just as an example in the rovio manual also. Thoughts? Cheers Rovio Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:46:05 GMT dj_siek http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14180/myrovio.com-dns-hosting/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14178/Rovio-uses-eCos-WowWee-owes-us-some-open-source-code/?src=forums_rss Background: The main program in the Rovio is called CameraTest.bin. It is part of the firmware inside the robot (see other threads if you are interested in the technical tidbits). This program handles the web server, WiFi configuration, camera control, glue to other systems (like motors and NorthStar), other CGI server scripts, and much more. It uses an open source embedded OS called "eCos" http://ecos.sourceware.org/ This represents approximately 1MB of ARM code and data. Part of that is 'eCos'. eCos is released under a GPL-like license (but not as strict) http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ecos-license.html http://ecos.sourceware.org/license-overview.html "....In the simplest terms, when you distribute anything containing eCos code, you must make the source code to eCos available under the terms of the GPL." "...However you would not need to make available any other code, such as the code of a wholly separate application linked with eCos." So WowWee owes us the source code for at least part of the software. ------- Request for action: This is the official WowWee endorsed forum isn't it? If so, would someone with contacts at WowWee please inform them they are currently in violation of the eCos licensing terms, and ask them nicely to provide the required source code ??... Rovio Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:41 GMT RobosapienPet http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14178/Rovio-uses-eCos-WowWee-owes-us-some-open-source-code/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14177/router-configuration/?src=forums_rss When configuring for remote control, is it necessary to connect the rovio directly to a router with rj45 cable for initial configuration to the router? or does rovio find the wireless network without a hardwire connection? Rovio Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:49:21 GMT don http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14177/router-configuration/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14176/Where-can-I-buy-Rovio/?src=forums_rss Something is wrong with the web site, it does not show anyplace to buy Rovio. Anyone know the web sites of the stores selling Rovio? Thanx, Ebster Rovio Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:48:50 GMT ebster5150 http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14176/Where-can-I-buy-Rovio/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14175/The-Roboquad-Experience/?src=forums_rss Hey I love my Roboquad and I was wondering whoever else owns one, how do you like him? Oh and please share all your stories and experiences with the little interactive friend! Roboquad Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:13:29 GMT Robo, BG http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14175/The-Roboquad-Experience/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14174/Mr.-Persoanlity/?src=forums_rss I'm not planning on buying him but I would like to ask if anyone is and why do you like him? Mr Personality Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:11:06 GMT Robo, BG http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14174/Mr.-Persoanlity/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14173/2009-Robots/?src=forums_rss This may be a little early, but considering the years close to almost being over, does anyone know or have ideas of the 2009 product line in robots? I think they should reintroduce P-bot or a better, cheaper version. WowWee Robotics Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:08:06 GMT AnamaTroy http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14173/2009-Robots/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14172/Mista-Personality/?src=forums_rss Okay, im not insulting the guy in any way, because if I do odds are wowwee will create a personalaty agenst me! (Just Kidding) But what else does it do, the tribot had games and pretty much the rest of the robots strong points were tricks and such, alot of the newer bots have more, (Wrex control panel)(femsapien ummm, how to put it....... Interaction) okay thanks... Mr Personality Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:42:06 GMT Flippa683 http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14172/Mista-Personality/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14170/My-Favorite-Songs/?src=forums_rss These are my two favorite songs.The first song is called Nuts and Bolts, the second, Rockface Rumble. They're from my favorite Nintendo game Donkey Kong Country 3. Enjoy! Off Topic Discussion Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:48:59 GMT J. T. http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14170/My-Favorite-Songs/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14169/Rovio-warning-to-Frontier-customers-and-Gigaset-SE567-modem-owners/?src=forums_rss Well after easily 10 hours of phone calls, online help, multiple attempts, I have discovered the issue with my Rovio not working on an external network(internet access). I googled this modem and came up with multiple pages of people not able to get it to port forward, the manufacturer says its not there fault and Frontier told a customer hardly nobody uses port forwarding. Here is what I found(this is not a fault in Rovio but in this now commonly used modem the Gigaset SE567) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20669183-A-solution-for-Gigaset-SE567-on-por... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20761020-Sad-News-For-Frontiernet-Customers http://forum.portforward.com/YaBB.cgi?num=1222298156/6 Went through the same run around with my provider today, and unfortunately you cannot use anything but there modem unless you want to try and bridge it with something else which just opens up another can of worms that I see by these forums has not worked. The only possible fix for this would be for Wowwee to and the providers to get together and create a specific service for this modem since apparently it does work with some services.(you can select them from a dropdown menu in the port forwarding wizard) If this changes I will immediately update, Robert Roschler has been very helpful in trying to find a fix but... Rovio Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:59:45 GMT crmfghtr http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14169/Rovio-warning-to-Frontier-customers-and-Gigaset-SE567-modem-owners/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14168/Rovio-technical-USB-and-firmware/?src=forums_rss (potential starting places if someone wants to hack this device) Using the Rovio USB connection, there are two USB devices, that are mutually exclusive (both vendor ID 0x0416) Product ID 0x7021 - A serial connection (identifies as a virtual COM port). I don't know if this is used, but it could be a useful debug com port. Product ID 0x7020 - a 2MB disk, using a non standard file system (ie. RAW). More details below. I haven't figured the details which device is selected. It may depend on the order it is connected (turn on Rovio, wait for light on, plug in cable - or plug in cable first ???) ----- The 2MB disk appears to be mostly-direct image of the flash ROM in the Rovio. The first 1MB appears to be valid. The second 1MB appears to be blank (0xFF, or it may not exist) The way I capture it (raw disk copy using MacOSX) gives a 16byte header. After the header, the next part (830KB currently) is *exactly* the same as the firmware update .bin (see below) After that, there are a few additional spaces used, but it is mostly blank (0xFF) Starting at 0xFD800 are the user... Rovio Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:50:49 GMT RobosapienPet http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14168/Rovio-technical-USB-and-firmware/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14167/excuse-me-mr-rq./?src=forums_rss can anibody imagine an rq wearin...shorts or pants!? Off Topic Discussion Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:02:55 GMT iquad http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14167/excuse-me-mr-rq./#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14166/Audio-with-Mac/?src=forums_rss Are there plans to implement two-way audio with the Mac platform? I would buy several of these now if it had audio using Safari (or even a separate app) on the Mac. Rovio Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:07:29 GMT tome http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14166/Audio-with-Mac/#discussion?src=forums_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14165/about-LED-S.Of-rq/?src=forums_rss what does the rq use?16000 mcd or 8500mcd?answer please. Robot Hacks and Mods Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:31:04 GMT iquad http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/14165/about-LED-S.Of-rq/#discussion?src=forums_rss