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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Bluetooth? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-26 12:48 · Score: 4, Insightful

We are currently using some low-frequency Abacom RF communication modules, but would like to able to go to BlueTooth if possible.

Why Bluetooth? A better question would have been, "We are currently using some low-frequency Abacom RF communication modules, but would like increased range, bandwidth, and fidelity. Does anyone have any recommendations for a wireless technology which will meet these needs?"

Let the problem dictate the solution. It sounds like you're just itching to make use of Bluetooth because it's buzz-compliant.