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Video: Roomba hacked to work with Wii balance board
CrunchGear —
This guy is still a virgin.
Have any of you hacked your Roomba?
via Kotaku
Man Controls Roomba With Wii Balance Board, Atari-Era Surfin' USA Soundtrack [Wii Roomba]
Gizmodo —
Ron Tajima has some time on his hands. And a Roomba. And a Wii Balance Board. See where we're going with this? Anyway, he put them all together, combined it with a Surfin' USA track that sounds like it was ripped from the 1980's, and now he can control the previously autonomous Roomba with his feet. "This is my third Roomba hacking," Tajima says. "This surfin is safe, useful (it's cleaning), and easy for nerds. Wii balance board is great!" Indeed it is, Tajima-san, indeed it is. Maybe there's a reason for me to take the Balance Board out from underneath my TV and use it again. Now, this post is ...
Roomba controlled by Wii Balance Board
MAKE Magazine: hacks —
"Ron" Tajima's Wii Balance Board Roomba looks like a fun way to clean the carpet. The idea is that you surf on the Balance Board, leaning forward or back to steer the robot. The video is a little short on details, but he's using a laptop to read the bluetooth data from the Balance Board and then send control signals to the Roomba bluetooth adapter.
You might recognize Ron from some other Roomba hacks he's done. A while back, he showed how to control the Roomba with the Wiimote (similar to the balance board hack), but the real gem of his collection is Rommba PacMan: ...
Control your Roomba with a Wii Balance Board
SlashGear —
How would you like to control your Roomba with your Wii Fit Balance Board? A Japanese man has managed to turn his Wii Balance Board into a controller for his Roomba with just a few steps. Essentially the man used the Bluetooth capabilities of the balance board to link the Roomba and the balance board. Afterwards he’s able to shift his weight from one side of the board to the other to move the Roomba around the room.
While this hack isn’t exactly very functional, it is pretty fun to watch. The man posted a YouTube video of how to he did the hack, and then the Roomba/Wii Balance Board combination in action. Check it out for ...
How to Control Roomba with a Wii Balance Board
The Raw Feed —
A guy in Japan puts the work back into vacuuming by modding his Roomba robot vacuum cleaner to be controlled by a Wii balance board.
Wii Balance Board used to control Roomba... for reasons unknown
Engadget —
Filed under: Gaming, Household, Peripherals
For Roomba hacking extraordinaire longjie0723, it's just another day in the office. Grasping for one more way to control the circular vacuum with something video game-related, he keyed in on the Wii Balance Board. Granted, he's already had success ...
Passer l’aspirateur depuis sa Wii board
w3sh magazine —
Un Japonais fan du Roomba, ce petit robot aspirateur qui nettoie automatiquement votre moquette, a mis au point une nouvelle solution. Ce bricoleur nous montre comment sa Wii balance board lui sert à piloter son aspirateur d’appartement.
A y regarder d’un peu plus près, on se demande s’il ne sera pas plus rapide de prendre son aspirateur à la main pour gagner du temps…
Hack: Control Roomba Vacuum Cleaner Using Wii Fit
Wired: Gadget Lab —
Here's a hack gadgetheads will love. What happens when Roomba meets the Wii Balance Board? Say hello to the "Surfin ba"
Japanese Roomba enthusiast Ron Tajima attached a serial Bluetooth adapter to the Roomba. He then used the Wii Balance Board's Bluetooth capability to steer the Roomba around. The extent to which he leans on the Balance Board controls the radius of the Roomba's turn and its direction.
Check out the YouTube video with its kitschy music and sped up assembly footage making it all seem so easy! Even easier than just letting the Roomba do its own thing. ...
