Infi-Zeal's Blog

Bridging the gap between cutting-edge research in academia and the vibrant robotics startup ecosystem is no easy task. This Wednesday in the UK city of Bristol, a free public event titled “From Imagination to Market” — the centre piece of European Robotics Week 2015 — took on that challenge by bringing together leading innovators, researchers, startups and strategists. Below are the key moments and insights from the event. Organised by euRobotics AISBL (which represents robotics stakeholders in Europe) and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL — one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe), this event was packed insight, stories and advice. The day kicked off with an introduction to robots in science fiction by Michael Szollosy and a look at the field of RoboLaw by Andrea Bertolini, before taking a deep dive into the BRL’s state-of-the art research on swarms, human-robot interaction and soft robo...

Google Glass Wearable Computer of your own. Once the parts have been purchased and/or fabricated, the whole project should take only a few days. Relative to the $1500 USD Google Glass price, this DIY version is exceedingly cheap, fun, and a good learning experience for all. The electronic components can fit nicely inside any small casing that one so wishes to create, but for myself, I decided to print a housing on my 3D Printer. (Files for the housing can be found below). NO SOLDERING SKILLS REQUIRED! Step 1: Components All of the components were purchased on Amazon, which makes the organizing process of the parts easy and quick. Parts List : Generic VG260 Portable Wireless Video Glasses Eyewear Mobile Theatre with AV-in for FPV http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ENBD9OQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1QQ87R29V4C2T Docooler Measy U2C Android 4.1 TV Box Dongle Stick Player Mini PC Dual Core RK3066 1G+8GB 2.0MP Camera M...

What is it capable of ? 1. It can be controlled using gestures. 2. It can Send temperature , object distance , battery level , etc. values to the glove ( LCD ). 3. Can run on 45+ degree angle. 4. Tx Rx pair on both rover and Glove ( for bi-directional data transfer ). Why to use joysticks to control you robot when you can control it by the gestures of your hand ! This robotic Rover works on 433MHz Band RF Modules (ASK). The remote is modified into a GLOVE which is equipped with an accelerometer (ADXL335) 16x2 LCD display 8 button keypad and a transceiver The rover and glove is based on ATmega328 P which is used in Arduino Uno as well , **********PARTS********* ROVER UNIT ( I've named it TITAN :D ) 1. ATmega 2. Custom made arduino compatible robotic controller 3. DIY FTDI cable ( USB to SERIAL ) 4. HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Rangefinder 5. 2 x Optical sensors ( to convert it into a line follower) 6. 2 x custom 30 Amp Motor drivers : MAKE YOUR OWN MOTOR DRIVER 7....