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Thomas Hopper is attending Emily Toop's event

Robot Hack Night at The Skiff

March 26, 2009 from 7pm to 11pm

Have you never built a robot before and would like to build your first bot? Or maybe you've been building for a while and want to try a new technique or technology? Why not do so in a relaxed, friendly environment and the company of other robot buil…

February 17

Thomas Hopper commented on Thomas Hopper's blog post 'What can M2 can see? He can see me!'

The camera has it's own arm processor which is hooked up to the camera and the two servos controlling it's direction. This takes the load off the arduino who will eventually just take serial data from the arm hinting at what direction it should take…

February 9

Steve (Pinter75) commented on Thomas Hopper's blog post 'What can M2 can see? He can see me!'

Hi, Is this going to run on the Arduino, or are you introducing another processor. I am interested in how you interface the cam to whatever it is controlling it. Steve.

February 7

Thomas Hopper commented on Steve (Pinter75)'s video ''Ballmer Bot' mimicks Microsoft CEO'

Now I see where I was going wrong all this time. My robot needs a face. To the workshop!

February 5

Thomas Hopper added a blog post

What can M2 can see? He cans see me!

M2's vision sensor is attached and is working in test mode. It's currently still controlled by my laptop but will soon be running independently. Here is the first thing marvin saw when he woke up after the op: This is what my laptop could see at…

February 4

Thomas Hopper commented on Thomas Hopper's blog post 'Marvin0002 (aka M2) is alive and avoiding!'

The IR rangefinders I use are really simple to interface and much more reliable than the ultrasonic ones I've tried. The micro servos pan the rangefinders in and out to increase the field of vision as they use a pencil thin beam. "Is it now powered…

February 3

Steve (Pinter75) commented on Thomas Hopper's blog post 'Marvin0002 (aka M2) is alive and avoiding!'

Sweet, looks interesting! I didn't get the chance to ask you about the IR navigation you had working on the night as that is something I want to try. As for the color object detector, you are gonna have to spill the beans on that - can u make a vid…

February 3

Thomas Hopper added a blog post

Marvin0002 (aka M2) is alive and avoiding!

Hi all, Anyone remember lil' marvin from the first brighton robotics meetup? Well he's had a small upgrade and is running again as M2. Shown above next to the balsa wood that made up M1's wheel base for size comparison. (please excuse the terrib…

February 3