Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

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."

2 of 123 comments (clear)

  1. just imagine by b17bmbr · · Score: -1, Redundant

    a beowolf, um, nevermind...

    --
    My problem? I was perfectly gruntled, until some numbnuts came by and dissed me.
  2. Re:Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    some troll asks "Yeah, but does it run Linux?"

    The next step is: "Wow... Just imagine a beowolf cluster of those..."

    In this case, though, would it look like when Homer was cloned in the Simpsons???