Monthly Archives: April 2010

Stanford’s Robot Block Party

Posted on April 17, 2010 by ryan

Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, held a Robot Block Party in celebration of National Robotics Week. We took some pictures from the event to share with you as inspiration. There was a huge variety of robots on display and … Continue reading →

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Using Wide-Angle Conversion Lenses To Improve Camera Field of View

Posted on April 15, 2010 by admin

If you’d like to use your cellbot’s camera to get a good look at what is around the cellbot, you may have noticed that most cellphone cameras have a very narrow field of view, with only about 50 degrees of … Continue reading →

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Glen’s Wheelchairbot Adds 2-Way Communications

Posted on April 9, 2010 by ryan

Glen, our newest team member from Australia, has shared his new Wheelchairbot with us. He’s using two Parallax continuous rotation servos and some Tamiya plates to quickly hack together the body. What’s really impressive is the inclusion of an ultrasonic … Continue reading →

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Send Commands Via XMPP Chat

Posted on April 1, 2010 by ryan

Your Cellbot can now take commands from anywhere in the world via XMPP chat. In this example we’ve created a new Google Account just for the robot, and put the username and password in a brand new config file we’ve … Continue reading →

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