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XO Laptop Hacked to Remotely Run Roomba 'Round Rooms
Posted by Matt Buchanan at 11:00 AM on November 14, 2007
This is probably not one of the uses Nicholas Negroponte had in mind when he thought up the OLPC, but at least we know some child, somewhere is benefiting from this little project. The hack lets you control the Roomba from a web browser, using the XO laptop's webcam and microphone as your eyes and ears for spying/cleaning operations. Is there cannon and laser sight upgrade option? [via Ubergizmo]
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Vagabum
Posted 9:05 PM 13/11/07
Most random hack ever.
Vagabum
cheerfulcashew
Posted 8:46 PM 13/11/07
Great! Now you can see your buds before you suck 'em up by accident! Kewl way to freak the cat out while you're at work too..sleeeping fourteen hours a day my ass..
cheerfulcashew
Monty
Posted 10:10 PM 13/11/07
Spend $400 and one laptop goes to a child in a developing country, while the other laptop controls a Roomba. That's money well spent.
Monty
AndrewJayPollack
Posted 10:03 PM 13/11/07
We have a winner! My favorite hack in months! I fscking love this.
AndrewJayPollack
Ron-Mexico
Posted 11:22 AM 14/11/07
Ironically, this was Sally Struthers' Roomba.
Ron-Mexico
yougottabekidding
Posted 11:10 AM 14/11/07
Isn't the point of having a Roomba so that you don't have to control it, but it controls itself to clean your floors? Sounds like he just de-evolutionized the thing for no reason. Besides that, does the video really show that he modded it? I mean, he could have just put the laptop on top of the Roomba with some cables hanging out, and let it make a short trip. Even if he did, it's not much more than an overly-priced remote control toy, and not really a fun one at that.
yougottabekidding