Linux + Robots = Fun?

[linuxguy]

@tom_chang79

W.A.L.T.E.R. is quite a handsome little fellow.

Thanks.

@tom_chang79

Have you thought of changing its platform for a tracked platform like the Johnny 5’s?

I have considered it a few times. That would take away W.A.L.T.E.R.'s special personality though. He’s unique now, and I plan to keep him that way. I will have brand new decks for him very soon - larger.

@tom_chang79

Hammer looks very powerful in a tiny package! It even has a JTAG interface… What kind of kernel are you running on it?

Hammer is a 200 Mhz Samsung S3C2410 running full Linux 2.6.22.

@tom_chang79

Since it’s a wheeled-base bot and can take quite a payload, you ever considered 900-MHz band RF Transceivers commercially available? These things have about 3000’ range according to their datasheet/manual (but of course suck up a lot of juice):

W.A.L.T.E.R. will have both WiFi and Bluetooth. I have the Bluetooth module now. I haven’t thought about anything beyond that other than Maxstream’s XBee PRO.

8-Dale

[jimtechman]

Any way to get code already developed for the A4WD with a Bot Board. I use windows and want to control the robot over the serial interface not the wierd controller that came with it.