Thursday, June 29, 2006
RoomBud Personalities powered by Microsoft Robotics Studio ?
So we downloaded and are working with the Micorosoft Robotics Studio. Looks pretty cool and should work out well for the kind of applications that we are creating. Everything we write will be running on the PC and controlling the Roomba through bluetooth so the fact that MRS is "heavy" will not be a problem. The coolest piece of the application looks to be remotely controlling the Roomba over the web. Not sure how practical that is but when has the kids at myRoomBud done anything that was practical. Just plain cool.
Oh ya, and what do you think we have to do to get this stuck on our web site.
So we downloaded and are working with the Micorosoft Robotics Studio. Looks pretty cool and should work out well for the kind of applications that we are creating. Everything we write will be running on the PC and controlling the Roomba through bluetooth so the fact that MRS is "heavy" will not be a problem. The coolest piece of the application looks to be remotely controlling the Roomba over the web. Not sure how practical that is but when has the kids at myRoomBud done anything that was practical. Just plain cool.
Oh ya, and what do you think we have to do to get this stuck on our web site.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Our RoomBud videos have been watched over 5000 times!
We love it. 5000 is a pretty big number and the Roor the Tiger personality video with voice recognition is the fifth (soon to be fourth) most watched Roomba video out there. Even the iRobot Roomba promo videos have not been watched that much.
We love it. 5000 is a pretty big number and the Roor the Tiger personality video with voice recognition is the fifth (soon to be fourth) most watched Roomba video out there. Even the iRobot Roomba promo videos have not been watched that much.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Roobit to appear at Robo Business 2006 June 20-21 in Pittsburgh
So eventhough none of the myRoomBud kids could make it to RoboBusiness 2006, Roobit the Frog will be showing off the RoomBud costumes. Fred Nikgohar from RoboDynamics will be showing off Roobit and all the Robo Dynamics products. We use a RooTooth bluetooth dongle for our wireless connection to the Roombas. Check out Roobit hopping somewhere around the iRobot partner booth.
So eventhough none of the myRoomBud kids could make it to RoboBusiness 2006, Roobit the Frog will be showing off the RoomBud costumes. Fred Nikgohar from RoboDynamics will be showing off Roobit and all the Robo Dynamics products. We use a RooTooth bluetooth dongle for our wireless connection to the Roombas. Check out Roobit hopping somewhere around the iRobot partner booth.
Roobit to appear at Robo Business 2006 June 20-21 in Pittsburgh
So eventhough none of the myRoomBud kids could make it to RoboBusiness 2006, Roobit the Frog will be showing off the RoomBud costumes. Fred Nikgohar from RoboDynamics will be showing off Roobit and all the Robo Dynamics products. We use a RooTooth bluetooth dongle for our wireless connection to the Roombas. Check out Roobit hopping somewhere around the iRobot partner booth.
So eventhough none of the myRoomBud kids could make it to RoboBusiness 2006, Roobit the Frog will be showing off the RoomBud costumes. Fred Nikgohar from RoboDynamics will be showing off Roobit and all the Robo Dynamics products. We use a RooTooth bluetooth dongle for our wireless connection to the Roombas. Check out Roobit hopping somewhere around the iRobot partner booth.Saturday, June 17, 2006
If we make RoomBud costumes for the Scooba are they called ScooBuds?
Ok here is a hint at what is being concocted at the myRoomBud labs. What should we call the iRobot Scooba costumes?
Ok here is a hint at what is being concocted at the myRoomBud labs. What should we call the iRobot Scooba costumes?
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Roombatics study leads to the discovery of the Crop Circles
Give a Roomba an inch and they will take a yard ... or a field. Amazing. Just when we thought that our Roombatics studies were under control, we find this.
It looks like our RoomBud Mooba has taken on a life of its own. Another mystery solved by the myRoomBud crew.
Give a Roomba an inch and they will take a yard ... or a field. Amazing. Just when we thought that our Roombatics studies were under control, we find this.
It looks like our RoomBud Mooba has taken on a life of its own. Another mystery solved by the myRoomBud crew.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Roombatics - The science or study of the technology associated with the design, fabrication, theory, and application of Roomba robotic vacuums.
Hey, we coined a new word! ROOMBATICS
With all of our iRobot Roomba hacking and programming, we decided that there should be a word to describe all the work that is being done. Roomba hacking is fine, but hacking always has a bit of a negative connotation. To help legitimatize all the hard work done by all the Roomba hackers out there, we needed a mainstream way to describe the work. It really is just a marketing game just like when goverment people talk about the "death tax" vs. "inheritence tax".
As always myRoomBud is at the forefront of roombatics study.
Hey, we coined a new word! ROOMBATICS
With all of our iRobot Roomba hacking and programming, we decided that there should be a word to describe all the work that is being done. Roomba hacking is fine, but hacking always has a bit of a negative connotation. To help legitimatize all the hard work done by all the Roomba hackers out there, we needed a mainstream way to describe the work. It really is just a marketing game just like when goverment people talk about the "death tax" vs. "inheritence tax".
As always myRoomBud is at the forefront of roombatics study.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Dr. Roolittle - talk to your Roomba
If we could talk to the Roombas, just imagine it
Rumbling to a Roomba in Roomba-eze.
Imagine talking to a tiger (Roor), chatting with a cheeta (Spots the leopard really)
What a neat achievement that would be.
Well we actually did it. Added voice recognition to the myRoomBud Is Alive Dashboard. So over the weekend, we talked to our Roomba and it talked back. Say "hello" and it comes alive and respons "hello, what can I do for you." Ask it to hop or roar or wiggle and it does just that. Of course if you tell it to "Clean" it will shake it's head 'NO' and say you "you have to say please" If you say "Please" it will go and vacuum your room.
Clean Please
Hop to it Roobit
If we could talk to the Roombas, just imagine it
Rumbling to a Roomba in Roomba-eze.
Imagine talking to a tiger (Roor), chatting with a cheeta (Spots the leopard really)
What a neat achievement that would be.
Well we actually did it. Added voice recognition to the myRoomBud Is Alive Dashboard. So over the weekend, we talked to our Roomba and it talked back. Say "hello" and it comes alive and respons "hello, what can I do for you." Ask it to hop or roar or wiggle and it does just that. Of course if you tell it to "Clean" it will shake it's head 'NO' and say you "you have to say please" If you say "Please" it will go and vacuum your room.
Clean Please
Hop to it Roobit
