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This is my "LaptopWheels" Differential Drive robotic platform.
The idea of this project is to make a very cheap, very modular set of wheels that you can quickly attach to a laptop. To keep costs as low as possible, it uses an old, used laptop, lots of scrap and salvaged and and re-purposed parts, and the cheapest materials that were available (mostly wood, in this case). It has a headlamp module that produces visible and infrared light. I hacked the webcam, to be able to capture infrared, and give it a form of night vision, but I didn't like the way it affected colors.
It can be controlled using a second laptop as a remote control over wifi / internet. It can also be connected to RoboRealm, and attempt to respond to what it sees in front of it, but I need to save up for a higher-quality webcam before that will be very viable.
Source Code Copyright 2007-2009 Gabriel Stewart (dba Psymansays Robotics).
The idea of this project is to make a very cheap, very modular set of wheels that you can quickly attach to a laptop. To keep costs as low as possible, it uses an old, used laptop, lots of scrap and salvaged and and re-purposed parts, and the cheapest materials that were available (mostly wood, in this case). It has a headlamp module that produces visible and infrared light. I hacked the webcam, to be able to capture infrared, and give it a form of night vision, but I didn't like the way it affected colors.
It can be controlled using a second laptop as a remote control over wifi / internet. It can also be connected to RoboRealm, and attempt to respond to what it sees in front of it, but I need to save up for a higher-quality webcam before that will be very viable.
Source Code Copyright 2007-2009 Gabriel Stewart (dba Psymansays Robotics).
thanks!
At the end of the page, they say that a complimentary license can be had by helping to raise awareness of RoboRealm by posting an article or tutorial online, and they even mention the instructables site by name. Now that I think about it, I remember that that was how I got my license key.
Thanks
This just reminded me so much of a certain xkcd... image below.
In all seriousness, though, I like! I would like to see a video of this in action.
Also, you have a copyright note, but it's published under the default license...make sure that it is the CC license you want.
What the copyright is intended to cover is the source code I wrote for this project, although I may release a version of it as an open-source project, if I find the time.
For some videos of it in action, check my YouTube page out: video_1 video_2 (The second video was shot in inadequate lighting)
That comic is really great :)
[[Video(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4M8YzrSBqc, {width:425, height:350})]]Just change the URL to the video you want, that is for the first video.