Robotics

Hacked iRobot Create uses Xbox Kinect

Hacked iRobot Create uses Xbox Kinect

The Kinect hackapalooza continues. Here, PhD student Philipp Robbel, of MIT’s Personal Robotics Group, combined an Xbox Kinect with an iRobot Create to come up with KinectBot. It can can generate “detailed 3D maps of its surroundings and wirelessly send them to a host computer. KinectBot can also detect nearby humans and track their movements […]

MAKE discount for ComBots Cup V!

MAKE discount for ComBots Cup V!

Once again, our pals at ComBots are offering discounts on this year’s ComBots Cup event. David Calkins writes: ComBots invites all Bay Area MAKE readers and Maker Faire attendees to discounted tickets to “ComBots Cup V,” the fifth annual heavyweight robot combat championship. This event highlights the best combat robot teams in America and their […]