jstarne1
USA
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Hello All, I have a couple of these Rovio robots I made new batteries for. I think this old robot could have new life. Unlike most robots these guys have three omni wheels. That being said I don't even know where to start to make the robot chaff side to side so I am taking that off the list. I would be satisfied for now being able to left rotate, right rotate, forward and backward. The forward and backward only use the front wheels but rotation means all the wheels need to move in the same direction. I would like to gut this Rovio out and set it up to demonstrate the UV/IR QR code reading on the floor, forward and ceiling.
To add more details, I have l298n h bridge drivers, I will use two of them.
You’d have to set up a second script to strafe
I have one of these also. I had to use an old vista machine to even get it configured. Can't get audio to work. Any luck with that?
Yes jack I have three and got them all to work , it is not user friendly at all, anyhow I’m just going to mod the body and put ALL EZ Robot stuff inside.
Before I found EZ-Robot, I really wanted one of those, but then I read the reviews about go awful the software was. I may start scouring eBay though because I love the idea of converting one to EZ. It is still a great looking bot.
Take in mind it is a really tight fit, I had to make a spacer
Glad to see someone got sound to work. I will follow you on this project.
It is a real shame that the company didn't provide support or continue production.
For the price at the time, and even today, there is a lot of bang for the buck in this product.
This is one of the robots at a cheap price that was true telepresence. I used it in a business that I worked at 150 miles away to do some support at.
The idea is there and the robot looks super cool, as far as OS I was only able to set it up properly on windows xp. Even with proper setup it is limited. So it is a great candidate for ez robot software and electronics