Bluetooth for Homebrew Robots?

Posted by Cliff on Friday September 26, 2003 @12:43PM from the robot-wars-from-your-laptop dept.

MacGod asks: "As an extra-curricular for my university, I am working some other engineers to try and design a RoboSoccer Project (please don't wipe out our server if possible), with the hopes of entering the RoboCup tournament in the near future. We are currently using some low-frequency Abacom RF communication modules, but would like to able to go to BlueTooth if possible. However, I have found it nearly impossible to locate any suitable BlueTooth modules. We'd really like something that could be put onto a breadboard, and that would come with sufficiently detailed instructions that we'd be able to implement it without being BlueTooth experts. Any suggestion on homebrew BlueTooth solutions, Slashdot?"

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Those who can... by nadamsieee · 2003-09-26 12:59 · Score: 1, Flamebait

The team consists of 6 Ph.D faculty, and the vision subsystem description notes that:
A group needs to be formed who can now proceed to writing code to actually perform in the robosoccer environment. (sic)

There is a saying that is "more true" in engineering: Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach.
Does anyone think these yahoo's have a chance of actually fielding a working robosoccer team? Maybe they plan on getting a bunch of students to do the lower level design & implementation work, but that won't solve the problem of first capturing a practical system design that might actually work...
Re:Why bother ? by cguerra · 2003-09-26 13:05 · Score: 0, Flamebait

You moron! it's called power issues.. you know.. small robots need to rely on bateries and they run out...