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Windows-based Robot and Development Platform

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fetch-the-newspaper dept.

Monsieur La Vigne writes "I found this Robot running Windows, based on a STM 486 chip, and 802.11 connectivity. Apparently, the critter has a C++ , Matlab (?) based SDK and some proprietary bus for extension. Not sure what it does, but it looks cool. Has anyone ever heard of these guys or seen the SDK? Seems ripe for a linux port!" It's a little bit expensive.

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  1. Its a bold new world... by MADCOWbeserk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now you can literally watch windows crash

    1. Re:Its a bold new world... by ThePeeWeeMan · · Score: 2, Funny

      Read the article, the IDE runs on Windows. No mention of the robot.

      Besides, if we want to watch things crash, we should look at their server and the slashdotting. :P

    2. Re:Its a bold new world... by burts_here · · Score: 2, Funny

      Now you can literally watch windows crash

      [sarcasm]

      +5 Originall

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  2. Tada. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A vacuum cleaner running windows. Wonderful.

    1. Re:Tada. by Kragg · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh the irony. I wonder if it has a reverse setting so it blows too.

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    2. Re:Tada. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That sucks.

  3. Potentially interesting uses by ThePeeWeeMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    An 802.11 robot.. does that mean I could get it to bring food to me while I'm programming? :D

    Also, it could be useful around the house.

    Wonder what this means for competition environments though...

    *robot crashes into a wall at full throttle*
    *competitor grins evilly while innocently removing 802.11b card*

  4. Boring.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where's the robotic arm (for fetching beer), and the catapult, the bowel loosening sonic alarm?



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  5. BSOD! by stephenisu · · Score: 4, Funny

    At first I was invisioning swarms of evil robots run by Windows XP (xterminate People edition). Chasing the poor children and trying to run them down, only to tell them that Open source is illegal (well if they had thier way...). They would be the ears and the eyes of big brother. Then I realised that a bunch of script kiddies would just take them over for the obvious pornographic potential (locker rooms). On a side note, ignore me I confused my paxil with vicadin again...

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  6. Re:Read the story... by twoslice · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sorry, I forgot many /.'rs can't read. I make this assumption from the many offtopic posts to stories. Wait a minute... this is offtopic too!

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  7. Very cool, but... by EzInKy · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...how long before it will sing and dance on one wheel while serving maritinis http://www.jefbots.com/rosie.html though?

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  8. like in the ecol comic strip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    In the comic from es.comp.os.linux there is one strip about that, and another one related. Enjoy.

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