Mac mini powered robot

Students at the Artificial Intelligence Research laboratory at University of Oklahoma have built a robot powered in part by a Mac mini and an iSight camera. Software on the mini is controlled wirelessly via SSH from a second computer, which receives audio and video information from the mini via iChat and the iSight. Pretty cool.

I say, slap a few Dusbusters on there and you've got a Mac-powered Roomba.

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Source: http://cs.ou.edu/mmr/index.html

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Nara

The Oklahoma robot is basically a remote controlled Pioneer with a Mac Mini screwed on top additionally. Do they read the sensors with the Mac? Nope. Just use the iSight. Have a look at this one: http://kulturtechnik.twoday.net/stories/1081130/ It's a genuine Mac Mini Bot! And cute!

October 22 2005 at 7:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

lol

"I say, slap a few Dusbusters on there and you've got a Mac-powered Roomba." And I say, just go buy a damn Roomba that actually functions properly for a paltry $200. Save a buck or two...

September 11 2005 at 8:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

iFelix

I wonder how they are powering it all?

September 11 2005 at 5:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mikey

Deja Vu? Didn't I just see this on HackADay?

September 11 2005 at 2:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply