robotmaker
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DJ will you be making a interface for LIDAR or laser range tracker for navigation inside the house
cheapest LIDAR is NEATO XV-11 $130 or less
one i got is one of the best HOKUYO URG-04LX i was lucky to get it at $1000 ,$200 off the regular price,looking to compare to the XV-11 lidar witch i was told it was very close but also looking to maybe add it to my omnibot project with EZB and another controller board
another item is adding GPS SENSOR for outside navigation,very low cost
i see the new software update has GPS
i just got a 3rd omnibot 2000,and 2 EMIGLIO robots i have a lot of EZB hacking to do
check my omnibot project added photos of my arm design each arm can handle about 150 lbs or more
but will be much much less because i use only half the current,omnibot frame will have all aluminium frame
hehe 150 lbs! Thats a lot. You would need a lot of weight, extended wheel base and a low center of balance to keep it from tipping over.
Looks very sturdy and will last a long time.
most would be under 75 lbs ,it draws 1 amp but at 75 lbs its 500ma, a lot better then the servo JOSH is using hsr-5995tg
main reason using a aluminium frame inside is if falls it wont break much,second panels will come off easy like the heathkit hero design,also aluminium is light weight
second no panels will have any boards attach to them or sensors or wires
What is the Neto XV-11 like to use? I didn't know you could get them on there own. I'll have to look into then.
here is info on it and how to make a simple speed control ,and just need a usb to ttl adapter or TTL on EZB
a lidar range finder is one of the best sensors used for inside navigation
But I agree with Josh too. If Neato would support the lidar and have DJ do an update to include it that would be better.
on the kinect i have 4 of them for my larger robots,drawback is the size 3 times the size ,plus added weight and 3 times the current draw on neato sensor it its under 500 ma uses 5v usb port only
soshould be much easer to use and make a interface then using the KINECT
another problem might be hard to use the webcam and kinect at the same time
kinect is mostly used on very large robots
as you can see it will make most robots very funny looking
only robot good for using kinect is IROBOT ROOMBA ,since the design TURTLEBOT uses it and needs 1.5 amp 12 volt source and usb source
here is the link on neato xv-11 sensor
neato xv-11 lidar hack page
this page as the software,api codes and simple schematic using a 555 timer and a few parts ,also in my robot club i am in there is a guy who did make a board for it and sells them low cost
here is the guy who hacked neato laser sensor and did a lot and lot of testesting ,you need to see the other blogs on waveforms ,schematics on lidar sensor and alot lot more ,also the simple motor rpm timing circuit using 555 timer and a mosfet and few timing parts (caps,and resistors)
the link shows the circuit ,but side bar has the rest of his blogs on it
random workshop neato hack
He does a great job but he still is just one guy captaining the EZ-B ship. Sometimes repairing the sails. Sometimes adding to it. Sometimes doing course corrections as well as tending to passengers (of all backgrounds beginner-advanced).
But always steering his ship where he needs to go.
Raise a glass to Captain Sures!
i think is great board,i like my other microcontroller but for toy robots it great
hope soon he has time to add this interface soon,looks kinda easy with api codes
if he needs a neato sensor with speed control board can do a trade
can make the board if others want it,only pay for parts and shipping $10 i made over 400 types of pcb boards,so its fun for me
also not very good at codding,arduino and lispworks ,basic stamp is all the programming i know
also whats need is a digital storage o-scope,the output is digital
all you need is API CODE AND A GOOD C++ programmer to make the code for
TROY well under $10