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Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-05-07T16:30:44Z

ThomasFerrari:

Roomba is a low-cost robot produced by [http://www.irobot.it/ iRobot].
It is intended to be a commercial cleaning robot, however with little to no modification it can become a powerful educational/hobbyist robotics platform.
[[Image:Roomba_1.JPG|right|Roomba 560]]

=== Sensors & Actuators ===
The Roomba comes with these basic sensors:
# Four IR based cliff sensors
# Two bump sensors
# One wall sensor
# A top mounted IR sensor. Used by Virtual Walls, Docking Station, and Remote Control
# One Dirt Detector (acoustic impact). Some Roombas have two.

The Roomba is sold commercially as a mobile vacuum cleaner, thus it also has these actuators:
# Two wheels drive with differential drive
# One main brush motor
# A side brush motor
# A Vacuum motor.

=== Communication protocol ===

The Roomba proprietary Serial Command Interface is available here: [http://www.irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_SCI_Spec_Manual.pdf Roomba SCI].

=== Hacking the Roomba ===

Make your own [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_make_a_roomba_seri.html Roomba-serial], [http://todbot.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/#more-119 Roomba-USB] or [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_roomba_bluetooth_i.html Roomba-bluetooth] dongle.

=== Schedule ===

If you need to move a Roomba from the lab, you should first ask to [[User:AndreaBonarini| Andrea Bonarini]], and then fill in the table below.

{| border="1"
! ID !! Test !! Notes !! Where/Who !! Project
|-
| #1 || OK || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #2 || OK || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #3 || Collaudato (Matteo) || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #4 || OK || || [[User:PaoloBelluco | Paolo Belluco]] ||
|-
| #5 || KO (bumper) || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #6 || KO (bumper)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #7 || KO (alimentazione)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #8 || Collaudato (Simone)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #9 || Collaudato (Martino) || || [[User:ThomasFerrari | Thomas Ferrari]] ||
|}

== See also ==

[[Disassembling_a_Roomba_560 | Disassembling a Roomba 560]]

== External links ==

[http://www.robotreviews.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4 Roomba Hacking Forum]

[http://www.irobot.com iRobot USA]

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-05-06T15:56:22Z

ThomasFerrari:

Roomba is a low-cost robot produced by [http://www.irobot.it/ iRobot].
It is intended to be a commercial cleaning robot, however with little to no modification it can become a powerful educational/hobbyist robotics platform.
[[Image:Roomba_1.JPG|right|Roomba 560]]

=== Sensors & Actuators ===
The Roomba comes with these basic sensors:
# Four IR based cliff sensors
# Two bump sensors
# One wall sensor
# A top mounted IR sensor. Used by Virtual Walls, Docking Station, and Remote Control
# One Dirt Detector (acoustic impact). Some Roombas have two.

The Roomba is sold commercially as a mobile vacuum cleaner, thus it also has these actuators:
# Two wheels drive with differential drive
# One main brush motor
# A side brush motor
# A Vacuum motor.

=== Communication protocol ===

The Roomba proprietary Serial Command Interface is available here: [http://www.irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_SCI_Spec_Manual.pdf Roomba SCI].

=== Hacking the Roomba ===

Make your own [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_make_a_roomba_seri.html Roomba-serial], [http://todbot.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/#more-119 Roomba-USB] or [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_roomba_bluetooth_i.html Roomba-bluetooth] dongle.

=== Schedule ===

If you need to move a Roomba from the lab, you should first ask to [[User:AndreaBonarini| Andrea Bonarini]], and then fill in the table below.

{| border="1"
! ID !! Test !! Notes !! Where/Who !! Project
|-
| #1 || OK || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #2 || OK || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #3 || Collaudato (Matteo) || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #4 || || || [[User:PaoloBelluco | Paolo Belluco]] ||
|-
| #5 || KO (bumper) || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #6 || KO (bumper)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #7 || KO (alimentazione)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #8 || Collaudato (Simone)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #9 || Collaudato (Martino) || || [[User:ThomasFerrari | Thomas Ferrari]] ||
|}

== See also ==

[[Disassembling_a_Roomba_560 | Disassembling a Roomba 560]]

== External links ==

[http://www.robotreviews.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4 Roomba Hacking Forum]

[http://www.irobot.com iRobot USA]

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-05-06T15:45:10Z

ThomasFerrari: tabella prestito

Roomba is a low-cost robot produced by [http://www.irobot.it/ iRobot].
It is intended to be a commercial cleaning robot, however with little to no modification it can become a powerful educational/hobbyist robotics platform.
[[Image:Roomba_1.JPG|right|Roomba 560]]

=== Sensors & Actuators ===
The Roomba comes with these basic sensors:
# Four IR based cliff sensors
# Two bump sensors
# One wall sensor
# A top mounted IR sensor. Used by Virtual Walls, Docking Station, and Remote Control
# One Dirt Detector (acoustic impact). Some Roombas have two.

The Roomba is sold commercially as a mobile vacuum cleaner, thus it also has these actuators:
# Two wheels drive with differential drive
# One main brush motor
# A side brush motor
# A Vacuum motor.

=== Communication protocol ===

The Roomba proprietary Serial Command Interface is available here: [http://www.irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_SCI_Spec_Manual.pdf Roomba SCI].

=== Hacking the Roomba ===

Make your own [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_make_a_roomba_seri.html Roomba-serial], [http://todbot.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/#more-119 Roomba-USB] or [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_roomba_bluetooth_i.html Roomba-bluetooth] dongle.

=== Schedule ===

{| border="1"
! ID !! Test !! Notes !! Where/Who !! Project
|-
| #1 || OK || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #2 || OK || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #3 || Collaudato (Matteo) || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #4 || || || [[User:PaoloBelluco | Paolo Belluco]] ||
|-
| #5 || KO (bumper) || || AIRLab ||
|-
| #6 || KO (bumper)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #7 || KO (alimentazione)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #8 || Collaudato (Simone)|| || AIRLab ||
|-
| #9 || Collaudato (Martino) || || [[User:ThomasFerrari | Thomas Ferrari]] ||
|}

== See also ==

[[Disassembling_a_Roomba_560 | Disassembling a Roomba 560]]

== External links ==

[http://www.robotreviews.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4 Roomba Hacking Forum]

[http://www.irobot.com iRobot USA]

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-04-26T21:43:31Z

ThomasFerrari:

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-04-26T14:34:27Z

ThomasFerrari:

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-04-26T14:21:18Z

ThomasFerrari:

Roomba is a low-cost robot produced by [http://www.irobot.it/ iRobot].
It is intended to be a cleaning robot, however with little to no modification it can become a powerful educational/hobbyist robotics platform.
[[Image:Roomba_1.JPG|right|Roomba 560]]

=== Sensors & Actuators ===
The Roomba comes with these basic sensors:
# Four IR based cliff sensors
# Two bump sensors
# One wall sensor
# A top mounted IR sensor. Used by Virtual Walls, Docking Station, and Remote Control
# One Dirt Detector (acoustic impact). Some Roombas have two.

The Roomba is sold commercially as a mobile vacuum cleaner, thus it also has these actuators:
# Two driving wheels
# One main brush motor
# A side brush motor
# A Vacuum motor.

=== Communication protocol ===

The Roomba proprietary Serial Command Interface is available here: [http://www.irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_SCI_Spec_Manual.pdf Roomba SCI].

=== Hacking the Roomba ===

Make your own [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_make_a_roomba_seri.html Roomba-serial], [http://todbot.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/#more-119 Roomba-USB] or [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_roomba_bluetooth_i.html Roomba-bluetooth] dongle.

== See also ==

[[Disassembling_a_Roomba_560 | Disassembling a Roomba 560]]

== External links ==

[http://www.robotreviews.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4 Roomba Hacking Forum]

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-04-26T14:17:11Z

ThomasFerrari:

Roomba is a low-cost robot produced by [http://www.irobot.it/ iRobot].
It is intended to be a cleaning robot, however with little to no modification it can become a powerful educational/hobbyist robotics platform.
[[Image:Roomba_1.JPG|right|Roomba 560]]

=== Sensors & Actuators ===
The Roomba comes with these basic sensors:
# Four IR based cliff sensors
# Two bump sensors
# One wall sensor
# A top mounted IR sensor. Used by Virtual Walls, Docking Station, and Remote Control
# One Dirt Detector (acoustic impact). Some Roombas have two.

The Roomba is sold commercially as a mobile vacuum cleaner, thus it also has these actuators:
# Two driving wheels
# One main brush motor
# A side brush motor
# A Vacuum motor.

=== Communication protocol ===

The Roomba proprietary Serial Command Interface is available here: [http://www.irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_SCI_Spec_Manual.pdf Roomba SCI].

=== Connecting to the Roomba ===

Make your own [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_make_a_roomba_seri.html Roomba-serial], [http://todbot.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/#more-119 Roomba-USB] or [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_roomba_bluetooth_i.html Roomba-bluetooth] dongle.

== See also ==

[[Disassembling_a_Roomba_560 | Disassembling a Roomba 560]]

== External links ==

[http://www.robotreviews.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4 Roomba Hacking Forum]

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-04-26T13:50:03Z

ThomasFerrari:

Roomba is a low-cost robot produced by [http://www.irobot.it/ iRobot].

The Roomba is intended to be a cleaning robot, however with little to no modification it can become a powerful educational/hobbyist robotics platform. The Roomba comes with these basic sensors:

1. Four IR based cliff sensors
2. Two bump sensors
3. One wall sensor
4. A top mounted IR sensor. Used by Virtual Walls, Docking Station, and Remote Control
5. One Dirt Detector (acoustic impact). Some Roombas have two.

The Roomba is sold commercially as a Vacuum Cleaner. Thus it also has:

1. One main brush motor
2. A side brush motor
3. A Vacuum motor.

The Roomba proprietary Serial Command Interface is available here: [http://www.irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_SCI_Spec_Manual.pdf Roomba SCI].

=== Connecting to the Roomba: ===

Make your own [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_make_a_roomba_seri.html Roomba-serial], [http://todbot.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/#more-119 Roomba-USB] or [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_roomba_bluetooth_i.html Roomba-bluetooth] dongle.

== See also ==

[[Disassembling_a_Roomba_560 | Disassembling a Roomba 560]]

== External links ==

[http://www.robotreviews.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4 Roomba Hacking Forum]

What's in the AIRLab

2010-04-26T13:47:32Z

ThomasFerrari: /* Robots */

This page is used to keep track of the hardware that you can find in the various AIRLab sites (a list of which is given in [[The Labs]]). The gear is divided into categories, and you must go to the relevant one to know what is available, its main characteristics, and where it is now. The way this page is used (and the way ''you'' must use it) is described below, in this [[#HOWTO use this page (read this first!)|HOWTO]].

As we are on the topic of "where things are", please keep in mind that ''other'' people want to find things as much as ''you'' want that, so '''if you are moving some piece of hardware away from its storage location, or taking it from someone who has finished using it, please update the AIRWiki *now*'''.

If something you need is missing, ask your advisor or [[User:GiulioFontana|Giulio Fontana]].
In case, after being instructed about what to do to be reimbursed, and authorized, you may go in a shop and get what you need.
Here is a list of [[Dealers|dealers]] that we used in the past.

Remember that there are '''risks''' associated to the use of some kind of hardware. They are described, along with the instructions to avoid them, in the [[Safety norms]]. You are '''required''' to know these norms (actually, to access the AIRLab you have to sign a document stating that you know them: see [[Bureaucracy]]), and you have full responsibility for anything you do in the AIRLab.

===HOWTO use this page (read this first!)===
This is the page where ''every'' piece of hardware available to AIRLab's users must be listed. To see some examples, go to the categories below. This page is used to document what is available, and (crucially) to '''find things'''.

As a general rule: if a piece of equipment is somewhere in the AIRLab (see [[The Labs]]), it must also be possible to ''find'' it by going to the right one of the categories listed in the following part of this page. If the right category doesn't exist, and you are currently using the equipment, ''you'' must create a new category. If the category exists but the piece of equipment you are using is not listed in it, ''you'' must add it to the category. This is also needed if you bought something new.

Each category is a collection of links. Each link points to a page of the AIRWiki dedicated to a specific class of hardware. Such "class page" must ''at least'' contain a table where - for every piece of hardware included into the class - the following data are specified:
* make and model;
* where it is located when not in use;
* who is using it currently (put here a link to one of the user pages in [[Special:Listusers]]).
These are the data necessary to find a piece of hardware; in addition to those, it's very nice if you add to the table:
* the main specifications;
* a link to the datasheet and/or the user's manual (in the maker's website).

If you really want to go over the top, and be kindly remembered forever by AIRLab users, you can complete the "class page" with a short introduction about the kind of hardware it is dedicated to. It's also very good if you put here a description of the key points and the pitfalls in the choice and use of such hardware, so that your experience (and misfortunes) are not wasted. If you want an example of such an introduction, look at the [[Cameras, lenses and mirrors]] page (a less verbose version is good too!).

===Robots===
*[[LURCH - The autonomous wheelchair]]
*[[Robocom]]
*[[MRT, the Milan Robocup Team]]
*[[The MO.RO. family]]
*[[Tilty]]
*[[Spykee]]
*[[Lego Mindstorms NXT]]
*[[Manipulators]]
*[[Humanoid and bio-inspired robots]]
*[[Roomba - vacuuming robots | Roomba]]

===Sensors===
*[[Cameras, lenses and mirrors]]
*[[Laser Range Finders]]
*[[Sonars]]
*[[Inertial Measurement Units]]
*[[Absolute position sensors]] (e.g. GPS)

===Human/machine interfaces===
*[[Electroencephalographs]]
*[[Biofeedback and neurofeedback systems]]
*[[WIIMote]]

===Instruments===
*[[Oscilloscopes and waveform generators]]

===Power===
*[[Power supplies]]
*[[Batteries and chargers]]

===Control and actuation===
*[[Microcontrollers and accessories]]
*[[Motors, gearboxes & encoders]]
*[[Motor control boards]]

===Mechanics===
*[[Tools]]
*[[Aluminium profiles and accessories]]
*[[Lathe]]

===Computers===
*[[User-accessible PCs]]
*[[PCBricks]]
*[[Number crunching]] (or: how you can do experiments in hours instead of days)
*Internet access for laptops: see [[Bureaucracy#HOW TO connect your laptop to the Internet]]

===Other (Camcorder, Dymo, ...)===
*[[Camcorder]]
*[[contact printer]] (also called bromograph)

What's in the AIRLab

2010-04-26T13:46:08Z

ThomasFerrari: /* Robots */

This page is used to keep track of the hardware that you can find in the various AIRLab sites (a list of which is given in [[The Labs]]). The gear is divided into categories, and you must go to the relevant one to know what is available, its main characteristics, and where it is now. The way this page is used (and the way ''you'' must use it) is described below, in this [[#HOWTO use this page (read this first!)|HOWTO]].

As we are on the topic of "where things are", please keep in mind that ''other'' people want to find things as much as ''you'' want that, so '''if you are moving some piece of hardware away from its storage location, or taking it from someone who has finished using it, please update the AIRWiki *now*'''.

If something you need is missing, ask your advisor or [[User:GiulioFontana|Giulio Fontana]].
In case, after being instructed about what to do to be reimbursed, and authorized, you may go in a shop and get what you need.
Here is a list of [[Dealers|dealers]] that we used in the past.

Remember that there are '''risks''' associated to the use of some kind of hardware. They are described, along with the instructions to avoid them, in the [[Safety norms]]. You are '''required''' to know these norms (actually, to access the AIRLab you have to sign a document stating that you know them: see [[Bureaucracy]]), and you have full responsibility for anything you do in the AIRLab.

===HOWTO use this page (read this first!)===
This is the page where ''every'' piece of hardware available to AIRLab's users must be listed. To see some examples, go to the categories below. This page is used to document what is available, and (crucially) to '''find things'''.

As a general rule: if a piece of equipment is somewhere in the AIRLab (see [[The Labs]]), it must also be possible to ''find'' it by going to the right one of the categories listed in the following part of this page. If the right category doesn't exist, and you are currently using the equipment, ''you'' must create a new category. If the category exists but the piece of equipment you are using is not listed in it, ''you'' must add it to the category. This is also needed if you bought something new.

Each category is a collection of links. Each link points to a page of the AIRWiki dedicated to a specific class of hardware. Such "class page" must ''at least'' contain a table where - for every piece of hardware included into the class - the following data are specified:
* make and model;
* where it is located when not in use;
* who is using it currently (put here a link to one of the user pages in [[Special:Listusers]]).
These are the data necessary to find a piece of hardware; in addition to those, it's very nice if you add to the table:
* the main specifications;
* a link to the datasheet and/or the user's manual (in the maker's website).

If you really want to go over the top, and be kindly remembered forever by AIRLab users, you can complete the "class page" with a short introduction about the kind of hardware it is dedicated to. It's also very good if you put here a description of the key points and the pitfalls in the choice and use of such hardware, so that your experience (and misfortunes) are not wasted. If you want an example of such an introduction, look at the [[Cameras, lenses and mirrors]] page (a less verbose version is good too!).

===Robots===
*[[LURCH - The autonomous wheelchair]]
*[[Robocom]]
*[[MRT, the Milan Robocup Team]]
*[[The MO.RO. family]]
*[[Tilty]]
*[[Spykee]]
*[[Lego Mindstorms NXT]]
*[[Manipulators]]
*[[Humanoid and bio-inspired robots]]
*[[Roomba - vacuuming robots]]

===Sensors===
*[[Cameras, lenses and mirrors]]
*[[Laser Range Finders]]
*[[Sonars]]
*[[Inertial Measurement Units]]
*[[Absolute position sensors]] (e.g. GPS)

===Human/machine interfaces===
*[[Electroencephalographs]]
*[[Biofeedback and neurofeedback systems]]
*[[WIIMote]]

===Instruments===
*[[Oscilloscopes and waveform generators]]

===Power===
*[[Power supplies]]
*[[Batteries and chargers]]

===Control and actuation===
*[[Microcontrollers and accessories]]
*[[Motors, gearboxes & encoders]]
*[[Motor control boards]]

===Mechanics===
*[[Tools]]
*[[Aluminium profiles and accessories]]
*[[Lathe]]

===Computers===
*[[User-accessible PCs]]
*[[PCBricks]]
*[[Number crunching]] (or: how you can do experiments in hours instead of days)
*Internet access for laptops: see [[Bureaucracy#HOW TO connect your laptop to the Internet]]

===Other (Camcorder, Dymo, ...)===
*[[Camcorder]]
*[[contact printer]] (also called bromograph)

Roomba - vacuuming robots

2010-04-26T13:44:21Z

ThomasFerrari: Roomba page

Roomba is a low-cost robot produced by [http://www.irobot.it/ iRobot].

The Roomba is intended to be a cleaning robot, however with little to no modification it can become a powerful educational/hobbyist robotics platform. The Roomba comes with these basic sensors.

1. Four IR based cliff sensors
2. Two bump sensors
3. One wall sensor
4. A top mounted IR sensor. Used by Virtual Walls, Docking Station, and Remote Control
5. One Dirt Detector (acoustic impact). Some Roombas have two.

The Roomba is sold commercially as a Vacuum Cleaner. Thus it also has...

1. One main brush motor
2. A side brush motor
3. A Vacuum motor

The Roomba proprietary Serial Command Interface is available here: [http://www.irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_SCI_Spec_Manual.pdf Roomba SCI].

=== Connecting to the Roomba: ===

Make your own [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_make_a_roomba_seri.html Roomba-serial], [http://todbot.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/#more-119 Roomba-USB] or [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/how_to_roomba_bluetooth_i.html Roomba-bluetooth] dongle.

== See also ==

[[Disassembling_a_Roomba_560 | Disassembling a Roomba 560]]

== External links ==

[http://www.robotreviews.com/chat/viewforum.php?f=4 Roomba Hacking Forum]