Chad, Running Python and Pyro directly on the Gumstick sounds like a fascinating variation. Do you have more information about that? For example, do you have details about how to set that up? I'd love to include links to that type of configuration from the Pyro pages.
-Doug ----- "Chad George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt, > > Last fall I worked on a Create + Gumstix + Webcam robotics platform. > In the spring I adapted the platform for use in the FIRST robotics > program. > > Ultimately I chose not to use a Player client/server because it added > more overhead than I thought it was worth (especially for vision > which > was my focus at the time) > > I found that combining OpenCV and Pyro worked great and it can be > done > 100% autonomous if needed. > > For an educational setting, I actually think onboard gumstix is > better > than bluetooth. You never need a special computer (with bluetooth and > software) around. Just a network connection and the robot. > > Even my editors were on the robot so I could just log in and > reprogram > it directly (which makes programming in Python definitely the way to > go) > > Good Luck. > > -Chad > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Douglas Blank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Matt, > > > > That sounds overly complex for just the Create. Consider talking to > it via Bluetooth---either the one mentioned yesterday, or the Fluke > (which adds a camera, IR, and LEDs--- for just $100). > > > > On the other hand, going with the Create + Gumstick allows one to > follow the "Robotics Primer" (google that for more info). > > > > Perhaps you are adding more components to the Create? > > > > Also, Pyro currently supports the older Player interfaces... I don't > thing the latest are backwards compatible. > > > > -Doug > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "matt studley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 6:33:29 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada > Eastern > > Subject: [Pyro-users] Re: Anyone using Roomba? > > > > We're thinking of using the iRobot Create (the non-vacuuming > Roomba) > > with gumstix linux and integrating this with Pyro via Player. > Seems > > like it should be fairly straightforward (!) > > > > Famous last words perhaps. > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 12:00 -0400, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > >> Send Pyro-users mailing list submissions to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/mailman/listinfo/pyro-users > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > specific > >> than "Re: Contents of Pyro-users digest..." > >> > >> > >> Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. Anyone using Roomba? (Boutell, Matthew R) > >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:58:42 -0400 > >> From: "Boutell, Matthew R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: [Pyro-users] Anyone using Roomba? > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Message-ID: > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> > >> I am designing a new robotics programming class at our Institute, > and > >> currently am trying to use pyro to control a Roomba. 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