下面是官方網站的簡單介紹:
The ER1 has computer vision, hearing, speech, networking, remote control, email, autonomous mobility, gripping, and IR sensing** capabilities - all brought together with an open software system and a reconfigurable chassis (see an exploded view of all the kit contents).
Accessories are also available for purchase, helping you to customize and expand your robot in hundreds of ways.
* Laptop not included.
**Gripping & IR sensing require additional accessories
筆記型電腦規格需求:
Windows 98 or higher
Pentium III, Celeron or Athlon - 500 MHz or faster
256MB RAM recommended (128MB minimum)
250MB hard disk space recommended (150MB minimum)
2 USB ports (directly on laptop or via hub)
Laptop monitor supporting 1024 X 768 screen settings (800 x 600 supported with scrolling window)
Microphone required for voice/sound recognition
下面是舉例ER1可以做的一些事情:
20 Real Things To Do With Your ER1:
01. Teach it to recognize CD covers and play MP3s on sight.
02. Have your buddy try driving it online using a web interface.
03. Use the ER1 Gripper to drop bottles into a trash can.
04. Build a wagon with an Expansion Pack and attach a crate to haul payload.
05. Control it using a joystick.
06. Dig into the Command Line APIs and see what makes it tick.
07. Attach your own motherboard, and lose the laptop.
08. Use the vision control system to launch rockets at targets.
09. Add a second camera and expand your field of view.
10. Build an obstacle course and race ER1s for best times.
11. Tele-operate from work
12. Mount ultrasonic sensors to the XBeams chassis to ditch the second camera and still avoid obstacles.
13. Customize the ER1 so the laptop faces backwards and sits high off the ground - easy on the back!
14. Add tracks instead of wheels.
15. Add a second power supply (or 2 or 3) for the robot.
16. Add an external battery for the laptop.
17. Build a charging station for your robot.
18. Rebuild the ER1 to support additional batteries and sensors. Get it up to 24 amp hours of power!
19. Build an autonomous hospital orderly to carry medical supplies and documents around a hospital.
20. Create a VB control to read your own board -- and share your invention with others.
發表於 2008-8-16 02:23:00
