I put the TidyBot development on hold to work on another project, for good reason. At the last Android Makers meetup, my good friend TrueDat lent me an iGEPv2 development board (a BeagleBoard clone with built-in Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth) for short-term evaluation. I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. I plan to install Android [...]
One of my dream goals is to build a robot that roams around the house and does something useful. That is how I came up with the idea for TidyBot, a home companion that collects small objects– such as toys that my kids leave on the floor. Because I have zero experience building robots before, [...]
Sometimes the best way to start a major goal is to boldly take the plunge. I had originally intended to launch this Web site after completing the first of my projects but changed my mind. For I realized that it is more important to craft the first humble page, to put a stake in the [...]