Robosapien is hacked with a BX-24 at George School, 2006

Robosapien is hacked with a BX-24 at George School, 2006 Video Clips. Duration : 1.43 Mins.

Robo Sapien Toy Robot | Robosapien is hacked with a BX-24 at George School, 2006

With Robodyssey's Hack-A-Toy kit, the remote-controlled Robosapien is converted into an autonomous robot. My students and I rewired Robosapien so it would respond to our BX-24 microcontroller commands rather than the remote control. (We added a switch so we could toggle between autonomous-mode and human-controlled-mode.) A Sharp infrared range finder, which was secured to the robot's chest, was used to determine if an object is in the robot's way or if the robot is near the edge of a table. In either case, the robot grunts, backs up, chooses a random direction to turn (left or right), turns, and then moves forward again. After a couple of minutes, the BX-24 tells the robot to go to sleep, which is also shown in the video. (Listen for the snoring.) Wow-Wee manufactures the Robosapien and Robodyssey Systems manufacturesRAMB II motherboard you see here. The robot's brain is NetMedia's BX-24 microcontroller, which is programmed using the BasicX language. If you want to learn how to hack your own Roboaspien, see Robodyssey's step-by-step tutorial at www.robodyssey.com/resources/HackAToy/HackARobosapien1.htm. I am the author of the world's only BasicX textbook; if you are interested in learning how to program your own robot, see my website at www.basicxandrobotics.com.
Tags: Robot, robosapien, hack, toy, Robodyssey, infrared, ranger, range, computer, programming, autonomous, BX-24, basicx, George, School

Omar's Super Intelligent Tabletop Robot -- George School 2007

Omar's Super Intelligent Tabletop Robot -- George School 2007 Video Clips. Duration : 1.87 Mins.

Robo Sapien Toy Robot | Omar's Super Intelligent Tabletop Robot -- George School 2007

My student, Omar Mustardo,has programmed his Mouse robot to compete in the tabletop competition. In the first part of the video, his robot simply uses a Sharp IR range finder to avoid the table's edge and any obstacles in its way, and then makes a right turn to avoid these dangers. Note how it uses two down-looking IR proximity sensors to align itself perpendicular to the black lines when one is encountered. In the second part of the video, his robot turns around immediately once it found a black line, as this will maximize his score. Finally, in the third part we can see that his robot has become so intelligent that it knows which section it starts in (as shown in the video). This is a remarkable feat, since the robot does not enjoy the same bird's-eye-view that we do. Robodyssey Systems manufactures the Mouse robot and RAMB II motherboard you see here. The robot's brain is NetMedia's BX-24 microcontroller, which is programmed using the BasicX language. I am the author of the world's only BasicX textbook; if you are interested in learning how to program your own robot, see my website at www.basicxandrobotics.com.
Tags: robot, intelligent, tabletop, navigation, programming, autonomous, BX-24, basicx, George, School, Robodyssey, student, Mouse

Ben's Robosapien -- George School 2008

Ben's Robosapien -- George School 2008 Video Clips. Duration : 1.67 Mins.

Robo Sapien Toy Robot | Ben's Robosapien -- George School 2008

For his winter term exam, my student Ben Biros programmed a hacked Robosapien to autonomously navigate a tabletop and avoid obstacles. While the Robosapien was designed as a remote-controlled toy, we modified it so the robot will receive commands from an implanted BX-24 brain and RAMB II motherboard. In robotics, the word autonomous means "independent" or "having the ability to operate on one's own". Robodyssey Systems manufactures theRAMB II motherboard you see here. The robot's brain is NetMedia's BX-24 microcontroller, which is programmed using the BasicX language. I am the author of the world's only BasicX textbook; if you are interested in learning how to program your own robot, see my website at www.basicxandrobotics.com.
Tags: robot, Robosapien, infrared, sensor, tabletop, obstacle, computer, programming, autonomous, BX-24, basicx, George, School