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Hacking the RoboSapien
unassimilatible writes "The RoboSapien is a cool humanoid robot toy with pretty decent dexterity and 67 pre-programmed instructions. But the folks at The University of Freiberg have made the RoboSapien autonomous by installing a Pocket PC to its head. The Pocket PC is equipped with a camera and communicates via infrared to the robot, and the whole monstrosity can be programmed with Visual C++. The full API is available for download. I, for one, welcome..."
Well that is cool, but no robots will need more than 640 pre-programmed instructions anyway.
Yes! I listen to NYC Speedcore and do math at 3AM. I suggest you try it too.
The best robosapien hacking site is robosapien.tk. I can't find my remote for my robosapien, so I've downloaded a program for my girlfriend's palmpilot(my monochrome visor wouldn't run the program) to control my robosapien. btw, looks like someone reads hardocp.
Qrio could totally that things windows-running ass.
It looks like Johnny 5, but a cool project none the less. Perhaps they could install Pocket Skype on the PPC and have the robot follow you around as a mobile speakerphone.
Chris
I have a strong feeling this site is going to go down with the video files and a direct link to a file. Here is a full mirror: http://66.90.101.31/~whateve/mirror/slashdot/www.i nformatik.uni-freiburg.de/%257Enimbro/robots.html
Evil spider robots with fangs... they've got teeth!
Though be warned, it isn't made out of the highest quality components. Much to the embaressment of my boss, the robot broke in his care. The head got stuck to one side. My boss and I considered opening it up and hacking it ourselves, but all we both had visions of giving the robot back to the distributor in many pieces.
Honk if you're horny.
In case anyone's curious, the name of the town is Freiburg not Freiberg.
But you probably figured that out from the URL, even if our noble editors did not.
Nice town, by the way.
This Like That - fun with words!
So when do we get an autonomous tux?
Sure, but how are its other stats?
Wow, 2XL has been taking some steroids!
Robosapien
dexterity: 16
strength: 8 (very small)
constitution: varies on battery pack
charisma: 14 (drops to 12 after 2 months of gismo newness)
intelligence: varies with loaded program
wisdom: ditto
movement: 5
Hit points: 20
Attacks: swinging arm
Damage: 1d2 of temporary damage
My Dog
dexterity: 14
strength: 14
constitution: 16
charisma: 16 (drops to 14 after christmas)
intelligence: 10
wisdom: 6
movement: 14
Hitpoints: 30
attacks: vicious bite
Damage: 1d6 in initial bite, 1d4 of gnawing damage each round afterwards.
Robosapien: hundreds of dollars
Dog: free
Watching my dog steal your robosapien and destroy it in around 4 rounds with gnawing damage: priceless
CB
If I had karma I would give it to you for the D&D reference.
Yes! I listen to NYC Speedcore and do math at 3AM. I suggest you try it too.
Servo Magazine had a feature last month on the Robosapien. Apparently, the designer felt very strongly about letting users hack the device, so he left plenty of space to add capabilities. The current issue of the magazine has a hacking contest for the toy. See Hack-a-Sapien contest.
BioMorphic robot indeed! DO NOT go in there!!
I mean, it came out of nowhere... "Servo Magazine had an article" BAM "Jews Did WTC"... haha... so stupid, but funny due to the shock value.
Also, a bunch of D-size batteries is not enough for any serious use. I shall wait until they upgrade it to some low-end fusion power unit.
How many of you saw this thing and immediately thought of MEGAS XLR?
*raises hand*
N4st0r, trixx0r h0bb1tz0rz! Th3y st0l3 0ur pr3c10uzz!
Yes, they should combine this technology with real doll.
You deliberately limit the possibility of a funny-moderated comment.
Now I want to have a Beowolf cluster of these...
I don't need a signature.
Card Name: Dog
Card Color: Green
Cash Cost: 0
Type & Class: Creature - Canine
Pow/Tough: 1/1
Card Text:
During your upkeep sacrifice 5 food or bury dog
When Dog comes into play, gain control of all children until end of turn.
Tap to destroy target permanent
Flavor Text:
Sit Ubu sit, good dog Rarity: C
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Card Name: Robosapien
Card Color: A
Cash Cost: 95
Type & Class: Artifact - Creature
Pow/Tough: 0/1
Card Text:
Upon Summoning place 10 battery counters on Robosapien
Everytime Robosapien becomes tapped remove a battery counter
Tap to gain control of target creature
Flavor Text: I am Robosapien
Rarity: U
D6 63 0D 70 89 81 BB 8E 7B 7C 5F 5D 54 EA AB 73
I just want a humanoid robot that will squash those damn robot cockroaches.
Burg = Castle, Berg = Mountain... ...
I don't beat my women. I'm intellectually superior to them and I never have trouble finding pussy so I don't care if they can't handle my habits and leave.
3. Find keys? 4. ???? 5. Profit
and the whole monstrosity can be programmed with Visual C++
So it can only be programmed with this specific brand? It can't be programmed with g++?
You obvioulsy don t get it. The whole point of the Realdoll was to seperate a woman from her mind. ;-)
Mark Tilden, the designer of Robosapien (and of BEAM robotics for any of you who have heard of it) purposely left the Robosapien open for modification (god bless his soul ^_^) More people/companies should do this! =)
I'm actually quite interested in this, as I'm in the Australian Robocup Junior atm (Year 9) and this is a great platform to begin experimenting in bipedal robots. Heck, it could even begin it's own competition section (the robotic AIBO dogs have their own soccer competition)
Mark Tilden is also heavy researcher in the biomorphic robotics field, and through his experiments he has essentially created the BEAM robotics field.
If you haven't ever looked at BEAM robots, DO! They're can be amazingly simple (start here) and can then lead up to quite advanced and fun projects in robotics! And did I mention they're cheap =)Solarbotics, one of the best resources for BEAM robots I know of
Robocup Official Website
Mark Tilden at WIKI
Yes, you are the typical /. troller.
maybe if you crossed it with a RealDoll, you might be onto something. ;-)
DEAD DEAD DEAD DELETE ME
Why did they choose the name Robo Sapien? It's not really a thinking robot, just one that kinda looks human. It would make more sense if they had gone with HomoRo..
oh..
right..
never mind.
Eventually, a Linux-brained robot. Or maybe some open sourced flavor of VxWorks. Eventually its got a gas engine and 2 or 3 horse power driving hydraulic actuators. Strong enough to be lightly armored and do serious damage with its weight alone. It'll have a published standard sensor bus that enables dozens of open source daemons giving it such capabilities as a better sense of balance and maybe a RFID-based or face recognition software to give it a sense of friend/foe. I could program it to walk down to the gas station and use my credit card when it was hungry. It will be strong enough that I can program it to stack my fire wood and threaten the neighbors stupid dog. For that much utility, I would pay the ten or fifty thousand dollars that it might cost. Etc Etc. The question is, when does it cease to be a toy... ... ever!]
AT WHAT POINT DO I NEED A LICENSE TO OPERATE A ROBOT? When its capable of misuse? When its capable of harming other people? [Note Linux brain : I DO NOT need a license to turn it on or to program it
SLASHDOT: news for people who can't concentrate on work or have no life at all and got tired of yelling back at the TV.
Check this for University of San FranSisco:
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http://groups.google.com/groups?q=university%20of
But the folks at The University of Freiberg have made the RoboSapien autonomous by installing a Pocket PC to its head.
I think we of the slashdot community know these three indisputable facts:
Microsoft is evil.
Microsoft has a plan to "Put Windows on Every Desktop"
Microsoft will crush other companies and break laws to attain its goals.
And now they've put Microsoft into a robot? Gentlemen. I think we all know what this means:
Evil Robots
Evil Robots that want to take over the world.
Evil Robots that want to take over the world... BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
Oppenheimer, upon seeing the world's first atomic explosion, quoted: "I'm sure at the end of the world... the last man will see something very familar to what we've seen today."
We know now he is wrong. The last thing that the last man will see, will be an evil robot's arm, raised above its head in triumph. I imagine it will be something like the basement scene in the movie "Signs", except the robot will be able to tear apart the wooden door like paper, and Mel Gibson will never find his faith again,
I'm heading down to my bomb shelter now with my family to try and ride this out. I leave you with mankind's one hope: They're using PocketPCs. This means that while they may be DESIGNED for a continuous rampage, we all know that after about 90 minutes of practical use, they'll need to head back to their cradles for a 3 hour recharge.
I beg you, find those cradles and destroy them!
God bless and good luck.
This is slashdot 210256, signing off.
Or was that "blue scream of death?"
Lacking <sarcasm> tags,
Does no one see that this is a gibberish post, and therefore a troll?
I think you got the wrong story.
This is Hacking the RoboSapien
You wanted Deaf Children Invent Language
"Taligent is still pure vapor. Maybe they'll be the last who jumps up on Openstep... "
Made sense to me. When you put a gun to someone's head you're threatening to put a bullet in them, right? If you put a PocketPC to a robot's head, your'e threatening to install WinCE on them... That would sure as hell make me get up and run away.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Sounds like it is time to get some of that robot insure Sam Waterson was selling on Sat. Night not too long ago. Here's a link.
I laughed at the weak who considered themselves good because they lacked claws.
sweet this could be cool ive been mucking about with linux on my ipaq i could use bluetooth/11b for comms and expose it to the world :)
would you like to SSH to my roboto.
no time for love Dr jones, got me a domestic to build :)
Q: Robosapien claws at my eyes while I sleep; I have not been able to stop this. Do you have any suggestions for repair?
A: The most common cause of this problem is charging him after midnight. Lower his arms and twist his head all the way to the left, until you hear a "click". We suggest disposing of Robosapien in a fire or garbage disposal after breaking his neck.
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RoboMaid
How can you beat that!
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get rid of annoying mother yappin it up about how she wants her basement back.
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I think you misread his response, JEWS DID WTC is both laughably stupid and offtopic. There's no brilliance hidden in there.
no, you're wrong. how can telling the truth be stupid? the fact is that lol, jews did wtc.
I don't want people to think we're robosexuals!
Yikes i don't want the last thing I see to be a windows logo!
Quick! someone hook up some Zaurus' and build a counter-army