Video - R2D2 takes his first steps

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youtube.com - 5/9/2009

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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 ...

apple-phone-hacks.com - 5/7/2009

iPhone Controlled R2D2 Robot

— apple-phone-hacks.com — 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 ... (more) iPhone Controlled R2D2 Robot

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MAKE Magazine: iPhone-controlled full-sized R2D2

Gizmodo: The iPhone-Controlled R2-D2 [Use The IPhone]

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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] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Robotics | ...

The iPhone-Controlled R2-D2 [Use The IPhone]
Gizmodo — For now, it's only the head in a custom-made R2-D2, but soon the whole astromech will obey the orders of an iPhone, including the possibility of firing sounds and send text to its head displays. For now he only controls the servo and dome motor with the accelerometer, as well as touchscreen controls. His plan is to have the whole thing controlled using an iPhone interface that uses both the accelerometer, as well as buttons and gestures on the touchscreen. Although this one is not controlled by the iPhone, here's another video of Glenn's R2 just humming along his living room. ...