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Ready for Maker Faire European Edition 2014
It’s been a while since the last post, but the work of MyzharBot has not stopped … I just had no time to write something on the site, busy at 100% writing C++ code for the migration to ROS. At present the ROS node to control MyzharBot through RoboController board is ready (modbus driver using…
First steps with ROS… MyzharBot moves its tracks!
Here is the video of the first “steps” made by MyzharBot under ROS. In the last days I wrote down the code for the rosnode that will provide motor control: robocontroller_node. Using the “turtle_teleop_key” node, included in ROS, I tested that the communication between ROS and RoboController board was ok… and…
Migration to ROS is ongoing…
As mentioned in the previous post, MyzharBot is migrating to ROS. One of the first step to realize was the porting of the interface to the RoboController board using modbus protocol. Well, it is ready! The rosnode that will perform the Motion Control of the Robot is able to connect to…
A new evolution step: ROS
Writing and writing C++ code for the servers and the clients that allow to MyzharBot to move I had always in mind the possibility to migrate toward ROS. ROS is something similar to an operating system written to control every kind of robot, but it is not a real operating…
Power distribution and filtering board is ready to work
Today I received the new PCB of the power distribution board … only half an hour of welding and the card is ready to be mounted on board of MyzharBot to replace the two prototypes. A few of new holes for nuts and bolts… the rectangular hole for the power…
The works on RGB-D goes on
The works on Asus XTion Pro Live goes on. The grabber has been added to SDK even it is still in embrional phase. On Github you can find the test application (Test-AsusXTionProLive-OpenNI2) made in Qt5 and tested under Windows 8.1. The application tests the acquisition of the data from the…
Asus XTion Pro Live: first test
MyzharBot will see in 3D
Today I received the sensor that will replace the double webcam to allow to MyzharBot to “see” in 3D. The sensor is the Asus XTion Pro Live. XTion Pro Live is a RGB-D sensor, namely a normal RGB camera which every pixel has depth informations. Its operation is based on…
You can officially meet MyzharBot at European Maker Faire in October!
It’s official: MyzharBot will be present at European Maker Faire in Rome since 3rd to 5th October. MyzharBot will not be alone, it will be accompanied by many of the other robots from “Officine Robotiche” that already have accompanied him to the event “Officine Robotiche 2014“. From Maker Faire website: The Maker…
