On Sat, 3 Dec 2005, Paul Brower wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Sebastian Smith wrote:
>
> > I'm currently writing an API for our Linux controlled robots.
>
> > - Sebastian
>
>
> What kind of robotic platform are you using? Any pics? Do you have a
> webpage with some info about your project? I would be interested in
> learning more.
>
> ~Paul
>
No webpage yet. We'll be deploying it in early January.
This is our current robot platform:
http://www.activrobots.com/ROBOTS/p2dx.html
Our system specs are:
- Pentium III 750mhz SBC
- 20GB HDD
- Sick LMS 200 Laser Measurement System (Highly accurate laser range
finder)
- 16x Polariod sonar sensors
- 21 Amp hour sealed lead acid battery
- Gripper
- Linux OS
We'll probably be adding three or four more of the Pioneer 3DX robots
within the next few months, and up to three Peoplebots by the same
company.
We control the robots using the open source Player robot device interface.
This package also has a two dimensional simulation software called stage,
and a three dimensional simulation software called Gazebo. If anyone is
interested in writing code to run on the Pioneer platform you can download
the source at the following site:
http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/
If you produce code you want to test on a real robot let me know, and you
can come into the lab and run it.
I have a grant to design an open source robot. Blueprints, documentation,
and drivers will be released free on the net, and will hopefully run
around half the price of current research robots. If you're interested in
the hardware I'm currently thinking of using let me know and I'll send you
some links.
The API I'm designing is called Society, and provides an easy means for
implimenting a behavior based software controller.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior_based_robotics
- Sebastian
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