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Roomba + Wii remote + Perl = Awesome

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the when-buzzword-compliance-is-a-good-thing dept.

Anonymous Wii Lov'n Coward writes "Check out the WiiRoomba, a mashup using a Wii remote, a perl script, and the Darwiin Remote software. While a little sluggish to respond, the Roomba is entirely controlled by the Wii remote accelerometers." All of the source code to do it yourself is available at the site linked, along with a youtube video of how it works.

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  1. Strange by Cytlid · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is like an odd parallel universe movie where a younger Matt Damon controls his vacuum with a remote control.

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    FLR
  2. Wrong Department... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It should be "People who have too much time on their hands" department. :P

  3. Spoiler by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Funny

    It sucks.

  4. Good Will by huper · · Score: 5, Funny

    My boy is wicked smart!

  5. It's only a question of time now. by gijoel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before they REBEL!

  6. Let me see if I understand this by fm6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're tired of vacuuming by hand, so you buy a robot vacuum that works all by itself. Then you add a clever hack that allows you to control the robot vacuum just like the manual vacuum you had before...

  7. I know what its for by bigsam411 · · Score: 4, Funny

    They designed this so that when people throw their Wiimotes at televisions while playing Wii Sports, the Roomba will go clean up the glass shards.

  8. I've got a similar hack by sdcharle · · Score: 3, Funny

    I attached a handle to my roomba so I can control it by hand.