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  1. Re:Short Circuit by AndroidCat · · Score: 1 · on US Army Testing Robots with Shotguns

    Sure! I have a RS232-to-speech card using 70s chips.

  2. Remember this... (under 30 need not apply) by neil.pearce · · Score: 5, Funny · on DARPA Grand Challenge 2005 Rules Announced

    We've got Top men working on it right now. Who? Top Men

  3. BigTrak! by frankthechicken · · Score: 2, Funny · on Mars Rover Rolls And Turns

    Pfft, I was doing this sort of stuff years ago on my BigTrak

  4. Nomination: Hero 2000 by morcheeba · · Score: 2, Informative · on CMU Unveils Robot Hall Of Fame

    The Heathkit Hero 2000 cost as much as a Yugo, but available with an optional arm and wireless terminal, it got a lot of students into robots. I remember writing a simple wall-following algorithm that ran on real hardware -- a lot more complexity than with Karel The Robot.

  5. Damnation Alley Post Apocalyptic Model by teamhasnoi · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Roomba Competitor Slightly Lacking

    This will beat the FloorSweeper like a red-headed stepchild. Shizzle me Timbers!.

  6. Re:Nothing new by morcheeba · · Score: 1 · on Text-to-Speech on a Low-Power Chip

    Here's some info on the SP0256. I had forgotten that there was an option for extra RAM -- the processor uses this for a buffer for incoming text; without it, its limited to something on the order of 10-30 characters. So, that socket could be for the serial rom -- check to see if it connects to pins 3-6 of the SP0256. Otherwise, it might be a socket for a 1488/1489 RS232 driver/rec'vr.