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Linux-Controlled Segway Robot

Posted by timothy on from the idle-rich-adjust-the-throttle dept.

ptorrone writes "It was just a matter of time until the Segway technology would be used as a robotics platform. University of Southern California Robotics Lab's Segway RMP (Robotic Mobility Platform) has a lot of great information if you're looking to convert a Segway to a robot. On the site there are videos as well as instruction on how to build your own." Update: 07/13 21:30 GMT by T : Dr. Andrew Howard writes with an important clarification about the project: "This is *not* a standard Segway HT that we have converted to robotics applications. Rather, this is a customized, limited production unit that has been specially modified by the manufacturer. The web-site does *not* show how to convert an existing Segway HT into a robotic platform."

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  1. Wow... by Gunsmithy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is there anything that boredom and expansionist thinking haven't gotten Linux into?

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    Kids these days. They don't know the difference between classic, and just plain old.
  2. Why did they do the videos as AVI? by cmacb · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm travelling with an iBook. It handles most AVI files nicely, but maybe I have to track down a DivX. MPEG would have made more sense, considering the subject matter.

  3. Re:Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes... but does IT run Linux? or does Linux run IT?

  4. When terrorists hack by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Al Quida or Saddam must be behind this.

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  5. Re:Segway marketing department brainstorming sessi by waspleg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    too bad you got marked troll cause you have a legitmate point

    and pottery wheels are always funny
    like ducks