MovieMaker
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It would be nice to be able to EZ my TurtleBOT. I have three roombas.A 405,4125, and a Create. I have a 530 but it is broken. But, I have plenty to get going. RoboRealm was a little too over my head. So was ROS. So, now I have bots sitting around doing nothing while they could COME ALIVE! with the EZ bot Board I am thinking. Need support for Kinect because it has a Laser type emulation. This is like having a thousand dollar laser for $150. You can do VSlam and other things. Also, a very good Audio system and webcam. So, I hope the Kinect is on your list.
Mel
but the NEATO xv-11 SENSOR IS ABOUT THE SAME PRICE WITH A USB SPECIAL BOARD
that use much lower current and is LIDAR ,and beats $5000 LIDAR sensor only lacks a web cam it draws under 500 ma because its the max that a usb port can put out
NEATO XV-11 does have the nodes and drivers FOR LINUX ROS
problem i see also with KINECT VERSES NEATO XV-11 is when kinect is used for navigation it cant be used as a webcam for face and object recognition on NEATO XV11 you add a webcam and can use both,accuracy is very high specs on the NEATO XV-11 sensor
The only problem you will find with Kinect is the cost. We are not allowed to distribute a binary that supports the xBox kinect in a commercial product. The kinect SDK is only compatible with the Windows Kinect, which is more expensive. You will have to purchase the Windows Kinect for ARC, or any commercial product supporing Windows Kinect.
The only way you can use your xBox kinect, is if you wrote your own program interface within ARC using the C# or VB controls found under Add Control->Scripting
Here is a little more information that explains it: http://www.imaginativeuniversal.com/blog/post/2012/02/14/Why-the-Kinect-for-Windows-Sensor-Costs-2424999.aspx
Of course the downside of that was that I purchased a kinect when they first came out before all of the sales. And, I own one now.
Mel
but from testing them with NEATO SENSOR has better navigation accuracy
on the new KINECT that just came out its 2 times the price of last years KINECT $300
some other stuff about KINECT and NEATO sensor
both uses a laser on KINECT it use a IR camera and very small FOV about 90 deg or less unless using a servo PAN design
NEATO sensor is a TRUE LIDAR laser sensor 360 deg ,and its compares to HOKUYO LIDAR that costs $1200 and up with a very close accuracy
I have a Kinect. The main purpose was to be able to track faces and colors and understand the super audio capabilities. But, the MAIN reason was to Navigate Autonomously. I don't care if it is a camera, or Kinect, or Leap.
I have BIG plans for my robots. How can they do Amazing things if they can't even go around the house without banging into stuff? That is a problem I have had since I started in robots. It seems the machines that would navigate properly did not have enough UMP to do anything else. so they avoided Objects and then ran out of cpu time to do more.
That was on the Ardunio. I am Praying that the EZ-Board won't get S L O W when you giving it many things at once. But, it looks promising.
Mel
BTW Thank you DJ for the info on the Kinect.
I forgot about distance on KINECT not great
on LEAP motion sensor made by aplle first doesnt reach far,sincond for hand and finger gestures
You guys stay up late. Im 8 hours ahead of central time. I guess an entrepreneur/programmer's work is never done.
So DJ....Where the heck do you fit in a social life?!!!
(sorry for being off topic)
I have helpers, and they do a great job. But when it comes down to it, i'm the visionary and founder - so it's all in my hands. That's why i focus so much on ensuring tutorials and videos to help people so i don't have to answer questions that are already answered.
,but if you check the specs ,NEATO XV-11 is better then KINECT
KINECT IS just out there longer
there is good sides and bad sides on any sensor,KINECT doesnt have a 360 deg,
on mostly all LIDAR sensors like NEATO does has 360 deg pan,and navigation is where you need 360 deg
SPELL CHECK
my life mostly sensors and robots not much party time
DJ tutorials you did look good