[Dprglist] Recommendations for Robot Platform

[Carl Ott]

Thanks Rud,

Somehow this one escaped me. It's really encouraging to hear the list of
built-in sensors, and how well it's suited to somebody who wants to focus a
little more on software than mechatronics. For something that clearly has
industrial designers behind it, it looks like they've intentionally made it
pretty extensible & hackable. And with formal open SDK support, USB
charging and a battery safety key. They've put some thought into this. And
it's really really encouraging that their firmware team is giving you good
support.

Plus - it's on sale at Amazon for $199. Hmmm....

Can't wait to hear & see how it works out & what you do with it!

BR
Carl






On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 11:32 PM Rud Merriam via DPRGlist <
dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:

> I was working on a robot based on a Wild Thumper chassis, etc. I've used
> that chassis previously.
>
> Earlier Sphero had a Kickstarter for their RVR. (
> https://www.sphero.com/rvr) It is smaller but it had all the sensors I
> wanted - gyro, accel, IMU, encoders. It has a serial port and a USB port so
> you can add another computer. They focused on the Pi but also support
> Arduino. Got it in mid-October and am spending a lot of time on it. While I
> do somewhat enjoy the hardware aspects of robots my preference is software.
>
> I'm currently reverse engineering their serial protocol in C++. Getting
> support from them. Their firmware team is delighted someone is actually
> working at their level. I'm even getting them thinking more about the maker
> community. Their focus has been mainly on educational promotion. But the
> RVR is quit different from their earlier platforms and can address a wider
> market. IMO high school or even undergrads could learn a lot about robotics
> with the RVR.
>
> It you want something off the shelf I highly recommend the RVR. I sold my
> remaining Thumper chassis and some other robotics stuff to cover the cost
> of the RVR.
>
> -73 -
> *Rud Merriam K5RUD*
> *Mystic Lake Software* <http://mysticlakesoftware.com/>
>
>
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