A Fully Programmable Mobile Robot

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday January 9, 2007 @10:21AM from the aye,-robot dept.

paxmaniac writes "iRobot has announced Create: a new fully programmable mobile robot based on the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner. People have been hacking the Roomba since the day it came out. Well, hacking just got a whole lot easier. A command module for the Create provides a programmable 8-bit Atmel micro controller, four DB-9 ports for your own sensors, and a number of sample programs that can be compiled and uploaded to the command module via USB. Botmag has more details and some cool applications. This looks like the perfect robotics platform for hobbyists, schools, and universities alike."

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Billions of them exist already... by alchemist68 · 2007-01-09 12:37 · Score: 0, Flamebait

They're called Microsoft Windows Users, better known as... Borg Drones!

Star Trek! It's the new reality!

Oh! You own a Zune? We feel for you, and we're here to support you! Apple just handed MSFT it's ASS, fresh from the fruit shredder!

Long Live iPhone, and mobile technology done right!