apple-phone-hacks.com - 5/7/2009
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Looks like the iPhone makes for a great R2D2 robot controller. It’s cool to see the new iPhone technology interface and control a robot that we remember from our past. Nice to see the endeavor pay off with the robots first steps.
“I found a way to remote control my R2D2 with an ...
drrobot.com - 5/7/2009
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drrobot.com —
Dual arms with 6 joints (DOF) + 2DOF
gripper, reaching 60cm (2ft), with max lifting weight of...
800g (optional 1kg) 6DOF animated head with dual 640x480 color cameras 3.5 inch color display on chest, playing video (.wmv), audio and displaying images ...
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Dr Robot Inc.: WiFi 802.11 robot, Network-based Robot, ...
youtube.com - 5/9/2009
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youtube.com —
Here is my R2D2's first steps. I have
been at this project a little over a year...
and getting your robot moving is a great moment. In this video I used an IFI ...
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R2D2 takes his first steps (video)
gizmodo.com - 5/7/2009
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gizmodo.com —
The official script may have minimized it as
a maintenance release, but some users are finding out...
that iPhone Beta 5 contains more than bugfixes. So far: YouTube's improved, and hacked MMS is no more. The guys at winandmac say they've noticed a ...
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iPhone Beta 5 Odds and Ends: No More MMS, Better ...
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iPhone Controlled R2D2 Robot
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog —
... makes. I am also planning on controlling other parts of R2 with this setup as well including:
Dome motor
Feet motors
Holo servo
door panel servos
JEDI system control (lights)
Periscope (eventually)
Lifeform scanner (eventually)
and more
Another nice aspect of this setup is that I can add microcontrollers and remotes (iPhones or iPod touch) to extend the system."
Via: Apple Phone Hacks ...
iPhone-controlled full-sized R2D2
MAKE Magazine —
Check out this detailed R2D2 reproduction. Using the accelerometer or OSC slider control on the iPhone makes this R2 unit's dome whirl back and forth. There are also buttons that control banks of sounds for different moods. Eventually more controls will make it over to the iPhone. Right now it's taking its first steps forward.
Astromech R2D2 [via ApplePhoneHacks]
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