UPDATE: Alan from EZ-Robots has finally acknowledged the need for a format change on ARC and the team are currently working hard on developing EZ-Cloud into something that can really help us.
That is a big breakthrough....
You have a point on the start-up robots. They are all the same. They give you GREAT hardware specs for a Very Expensive price. When you ask, as everyone does, "What can it do?" They will tell you anything you want it to do. It is up to your imagination. Then, when you get it, if you are not a professional programmer, it will just sit there collecting dust. This world NEEDS a robot that is already programmed, affordable, and available with an Extreme amount of A.I. built in. We are not there yet, and I am getting older. There are CPUs now that run so cool, they do not need a heat-sink. They operate off of laser light instead of electrical current. There are dual core and quad core motherboards now available. But, did you know that there are also cpus that have a hundred cores. We are being fed leftovers. If we could use the technologies that are really available, our robots would be smarter and do more things. But, it all goes back to one thing. . . . Software. It is the most important element. And we are lacking. D.J. has done a Fantastic Job to push this envelope forward in a VERY short while. But, it takes time and time is money.
Thanks for your input Moviemaker, the bottom line is someone out there is working on what we both recognize is a critical part of Robotics. The kind of Microsoft brains that rocked I.B.M are no doubt - right now - working on software that will rock the Robotics world. I'm talking about software that with a few flicks of your finger on an I-phone or tablet, can get a robot doing different things around your house. It's just a matter of who and when. Some people are closer than others. I'm hopeful that people like DJ can come up with it first but it requires a delicate combination of vision , knowledge and a developer that can look outside the box (pun). Minibloq is software that combines code and build in a way that is the direction of Robotics for both kids and people like me that do not want to be bogged down with script. I don't need to know everything under the hood of my car to get from a to b.
UPDATE: Alan from EZ-Robots has finally acknowledged the need for a format change on ARC and the team are currently working hard on developing EZ-Cloud into something that can really help us. That is a big breakthrough....
Hazbot,
Well, I will get off of my soapbox.
Mel
Thanks for your input Moviemaker, the bottom line is someone out there is working on what we both recognize is a critical part of Robotics. The kind of Microsoft brains that rocked I.B.M are no doubt - right now - working on software that will rock the Robotics world. I'm talking about software that with a few flicks of your finger on an I-phone or tablet, can get a robot doing different things around your house. It's just a matter of who and when. Some people are closer than others. I'm hopeful that people like DJ can come up with it first but it requires a delicate combination of vision , knowledge and a developer that can look outside the box (pun). Minibloq is software that combines code and build in a way that is the direction of Robotics for both kids and people like me that do not want to be bogged down with script. I don't need to know everything under the hood of my car to get from a to b.
It's all very exciting to think about.
Cheers
