http://www.robocommunity.com?src=forumtopic_rss RoboCommunity - General Robotics Forum Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:36:49 GMT admin@robocommunity.com RoboCommunity 60 http://www.robocommunity.com/brand/robo/community.gif http://www.robocommunity.com?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13999/Need-help-before-WowZzers.com-steals-my-cash/?src=forumtopic_rss Hey guys you may have read in my previous thread that i purchased an Isobot that i wasn't happy with so i started an auction on ebay to sell it but no one bought it. So i realized i was well in the 30 day return period to get a refund from WowZzers.com, but the problem is i shipped the Isobot this past monday there getting it on friday, however i can't get in touch with anyone at WowZzers.com or their affiliate company JPR Trading via email or telephone and i've tried many times. I put a copy of my receipt in the box and wrote on there that i'd like either a refund to my paypal account or a replacement with the RSV2, i've said the same in the email i've sent, but it's been 3 days of constant emails and phone calls and no answer from them at all. Now since i foolishly already shipped them back the Isobot without confirming my refund or exchange, i'm forced to rely on them honoring their return policy listed on their site. Does anyone here have a good rep with this site or another way of contacting them because i'd feel... General Robotics Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:36:44 GMT Macmutt http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13999/Need-help-before-WowZzers.com-steals-my-cash/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13975/Change-of-Heart-Guys-I-m-Selling-My-Isobot/?src=forumtopic_rss Yeah you guy's read it right, i'm selling my Isobot, why ? i'll tell ya', well first of all it turns out that constantly pushing buttons on a remote for mere seconds of movement get's old really fast, and not to mention that Robodance 4 software is not made for Macs. So i thought i'd offer it to you guys first before starting an ebay auction tonight. Now all of you know that i've only had the Isobot for 3 days and i still have all the original packaging it came in so i'll just ask for $180.00 including shipping. For those who are interested let me know and enclose your email address and i'll respond with my paypal info. Now i'll wait until tonight to start the ebay auction so that still gives those of you who might be interested about 5 or 6 hours so let me know guys, oh and i'm sorry but since i'm including the shipping with this already lower offer i can't ship outside the U.S. Those who are curious what i'll be purchasing next, well i think it'll be one of my original considerations a new Robosapien V2. So think it over guy's... General Robotics Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:08:34 GMT Macmutt http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13975/Change-of-Heart-Guys-I-m-Selling-My-Isobot/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13959/Nifty-new-Robot-Controller/?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robots-dreams.com/2008/08/new-robot-contr.html Looks pretty cool. Thought some of yoos guys might be interested. General Robotics Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:45:11 GMT altwolf http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13959/Nifty-new-Robot-Controller/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13952/What-is-hacking-from-legal-perspective/?src=forumtopic_rss Hello everybody :)) We have some threads about hacking something (robopanda, elvis, etc). But now interesting question arrives: we have some dumps of cartridges, firmwares, some info about inner workings of things, but can we post it on RoboCommunity? As I understand when buying Elvis or Robopanda we dont sign any explicit contract with restrictions for reverse engineering, decompilation, etc... And there are no copyright notices in cartridge and flash images... So question is - can we do it and post it there ? Are there generic laws in US/EU which prohibit such activity? General Robotics Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:17:25 GMT sevik http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13952/What-is-hacking-from-legal-perspective/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13951/Wall-E-and-Wall-Mart/?src=forumtopic_rss I still have not found any Wall-E toys at my local Wal-Mart stores. I saw some bubble bath today, but I can only play with that so long :) Besides, that wasn't even shaped like a robot - just a regular bottle with a standard crew on cap! Have there been any Wall-E / Wall-Mart sightings? General Robotics Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:23:57 GMT RebelTaz http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13951/Wall-E-and-Wall-Mart/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13948/Speeding-up-the-robot-revolution/?src=forumtopic_rss What's holding back robots is perception - you have machines that can physically do just about anything, but what's lacking is object recognition. And the problem for that is really just a matter of marketing current technology (machine learning techniques such as neural networks) so that more people use them. I'd like to see a marketplace for perception tasks created. Basic Premise ************** Small companies/individuals to start producing small fragments of functionality and offering it in a per for use basis. (as in a cat recognizer in an image, or a recognizer for the word "hello" in an audiofile). To create the above recognizer would require gathering data (such as hundreds/thousands of pictures of cats) and feeding it to a supervised learning algorithm like svm, boosting etc. Thousands (perhaps millions) of people creating their own "classifiers" and charging for them (perhaps 1000 uses for 1 dollar) over the web might lead rapidly to seeing/thinking machines. The Surveillance/Video Analytics Industry (as an initial example) ****************************************** Person detectors already exist, used in surveillance, but it's mostly out of the reach of consumers, analogous to the situation that exists between enterprise software like SAP/Oracle and consumer/small business software such that you find on... General Robotics Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:27:18 GMT rickpon http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13948/Speeding-up-the-robot-revolution/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13940/New-Discovery-Channel-Show-Prototype-This/?src=forumtopic_rss Our friends at Hackaday have uncovered a new television show that will air on the Discovery Channel, entitled "Prototype This!" The plans are for it to launch on October 15, 2008. The show stars four expert geeks, and will showcase the building of robots and other projects, ala Mythbusters. Will you tune in to watch this show? Or do you think it will end up being lame, or not truly representing the robot hacker community? Let us know how you feel. [Via Hackaday] General Robotics Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:58:05 GMT Peter Redmer http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13940/New-Discovery-Channel-Show-Prototype-This/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13936/Tyco-N.S.E.C.T./?src=forumtopic_rss There's a funky store in my town, La Curacao, that has pretty good prices on all sorts of stuff (generally when I go there I'm the only white guy in the store, but that's alright). We were there tonight and picked up a Tyco NSECT for my son for a whopping $17. With the tiny charge in the battery that it came with we've already had seventeen bucks worth of entertainment. Think I'll go back tomorrow and get another one (on the other frequency). edit == forgot I don't have to type the html link out General Robotics Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:56:28 GMT Rudolph http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13936/Tyco-N.S.E.C.T./#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13922/BP-Explorer/?src=forumtopic_rss I pick this up off hackaday . Its a site where you can take control of a small mobile robot, and drive it around a course. Apparently they are solar powered, so only usable during the day (here in Australia). Also, since its just been listed on an extremely popular site, the queue is 150 people long with a wait time of 2 1/2 hours to take control of one of the little guys. Aparetly the little guys are modified Surveyor SRV1 , which look pretty interesting just by themselves. General Robotics Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:32:32 GMT Nocturnal http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13922/BP-Explorer/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13913/U-Command-wall-e-or-Interactive-Wall-e/?src=forumtopic_rss greetings, This is my first thread in Robo Community. I have very little experience in robotic and still in learning stage with parallax basic stamp2. My intention is to buy walle robot and hack or do some mode with basic stamp. I think this robot is suitable for modding. Please give me some advice before I spent all my pocket money. General Robotics Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:41:20 GMT brickbob http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13913/U-Command-wall-e-or-Interactive-Wall-e/?page=3#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13911/Lynxmotion-Quadruped-Scout/?src=forumtopic_rss Have been reading RobosapienV2-4mem8's thread about his Lynxmotion Biped Scout, and have also been working on my own version coincidentally. I thought I should make my own thread so I don't hijack his thread. So, I was going to do a biped, but recently changed my mind. Seeing as how my servos I own are pretty not powerful, I decided to try to make a quadrauped out of the Scout Torso piece I have. Plus, when i plopped my Ping sensor onto the torso, it reminded me an awful lot of RoboQuad and I can't get that out of my head now. Here it is with the Ping Sensor attached. Now I have to decide what kind of quad legs I want - animal style or insect style. General Robotics Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:38:54 GMT altwolf http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13911/Lynxmotion-Quadruped-Scout/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13905/Wall-E-Wheelie-Bar/?src=forumtopic_rss Behold the GhettoFabulous wheelie bar for the U-Command Wall-E! Recognize those? They were the bottom retainer devices from wall-e's packaging. After I pulled off those stupid plastic center wheels I discovered that the hole spacing in the plastic strips was about the same as the new, extra holes on the bottom. A few leftover long hard drive bolts fit the holes quite nicely too. So far Wall-E hasn't tipped over at all with these, as compared to every minute-and-a-half without them. The whole thing works a lot better on the carpet now too. Now the important part; This is temporary. This is a quick fix. Specifically, GWJax, there's a better one coming :) (naturally that project has evolved somewhat, and will take a bit longer than anticipated) General Robotics Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:58:46 GMT Rudolph http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13905/Wall-E-Wheelie-Bar/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13903/Ultimate-Wall-E/?src=forumtopic_rss The Ultimate Wall-E is now avaliable for pre-order. See here - http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10002&productId=1232544&categoryId=11798 Bargain priced at $260. It will ship in 11 weeks. Lots of features though... General Robotics Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:23:50 GMT Whit+ http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13903/Ultimate-Wall-E/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13894/RoboDog-Webcam/?src=forumtopic_rss I saw this (vaguely) robot related product at LunarLoot today. http://www.lunarloot.com/feed.asp?loot_id=201 It's basically a webcam mounted in poseable robot dog. Not motors for posing, just a toy robodog. Still, it's cute for those of us with a passion for all things robo-looking. It's going for US$20.25, with free shipping. General Robotics Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:55:57 GMT MrScott http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13894/RoboDog-Webcam/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13884/Lynxmotion-Biped-Scout/?src=forumtopic_rss I have just picked up a Biped on the TRC forum, A Lynxmotion Biped scout with 12 Hitec digital HSR5990 servos + the biped scout, So I am going to attempt to make a Mech with it. Scout with top removed, Going to put ED209 head on it, he he . This will be the most challenging project to date for me. What have I let myself in for!! General Robotics Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:42:51 GMT RobosapienV2-4mem8 http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13884/Lynxmotion-Biped-Scout/?page=5#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13831/Tri-Bot-Shinning-Video/?src=forumtopic_rss Found this on Botjunkie. It is pretty funny - especially the twins! General Robotics Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:33:40 GMT Whit+ http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13831/Tri-Bot-Shinning-Video/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13823/Who-s-Newton/?src=forumtopic_rss hilarious General Robotics Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:58:07 GMT Grandlarseny37 http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13823/Who-s-Newton/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13820/-The-Shining-Scene-Recreation-with-WowWee-Bots/?src=forumtopic_rss Remember that classic scene in "The Shining" with the two creepy twin girls putting their best "freak out the kid on the tricycle" moves on? Well, it appears a couple of Femisapiens have the same trick up their sleeve; putting the scare on another three-wheeled hallway explorer. And the original scene from "The Shining." Pretty faithful recreation, huh? What did you think of "The Shining," bot style? What famous movie scene do you think would be great acted out by WowWee bots? General Robotics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:13:45 GMT Matt Whitlock http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13820/-The-Shining-Scene-Recreation-with-WowWee-Bots/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13810/Amazing-Camera-Mounted-Dragonfly/?src=forumtopic_rss Our friends over at Gizmodo spotted this today... a fully functional ornithopter with a wingspan comprising a paltry 10cm. Amazing stuff. What's even more amazing is that it has a camera mounted to it. Check out the video. I'm just a little more paranoid now of large flying bugs ;) Has anyone seen similar bots to this one before? [Via Gizmodo] General Robotics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:34:53 GMT Peter Redmer http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13810/Amazing-Camera-Mounted-Dragonfly/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13779/ShowBiz-Pizza-Place-animatronics/?src=forumtopic_rss Wow! Blast from the past! These animatronics were always so creepy to me... One time I peeked under the curtain after a performance, and there they were standing there in the dark with big scary smiles on their faces. Creeped me out big time. Anyway, it's funny that people are restoring these guys and hacking them to perform new music. I thought GW and others would find this interesting. Here's the Youtobe profile of one of the actual creators of the bots: ">http://www.youtube.com/user/fanprograms General Robotics Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:24:05 GMT altwolf http://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13779/ShowBiz-Pizza-Place-animatronics/#discussion?src=forumtopic_rss