Arduino 433Mhz RF Wireless Data Transfer

http://runtimeprojects.com/2016/04/arduino-433mhz-rf-wireless-data-transfer/


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Cyber cosmonaut or rescue robot? Russian android Fedor passes various tests

There it is, the full deal.

RI Seminar: Gregory S. Chirikjian : Stochastic Models in Robotics

Introducing SpotMini

Telexistence Robot Avatar Transmits Sight, Hearing and Touch - TELESAR V...

http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/7/2543995/telesar-v-robot-can-see-feel-and-hear

Teardown of Voyager HD video camera U845Wifi low cost FPV wifi streaming camera

Cool CMOS camera

http://www.pixart.com.tw/upload/PAC7512_Flyer_201509_20160623144303.pdf


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How I hacked the Self Balancing Scooter

http://drewspewsmuse.blogspot.com/2016/06/how-i-hacked-self-balancing-scooter.html

PARENTS UPSET AFTER STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER SECURITY ROBOT INJURES CHILD

Report: Security robot at Stanford Shopping Center runs over toddler
http://www.mercurynews.com/spotlight/ci_30118119/report-security-robot-at-stanford-shopping-mall-injures



PARENTS UPSET AFTER STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER SECURITY ROBOT INJURES CHILD
http://abc7news.com/news/parents-upset-after-stanford-mall-robot-injures-child/1423093/

Calls To “Arrest Dallas Cops Who Used Robot To Kill Suspect”

http://therightists.com/prof-elizabeth-joh-calls-to-arrest-dallas-cops-who-used-robot-to-kill-suspect/

Gamma 2 Robotics launches autonomous security robot, partners with Hexagon : GPS World

http://gpsworld.com/gamma-2-robotics-launches-autonomous-security-robot-partners-with-hexagon/


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Walmart’s Robotic Shopping Carts Are the Latest Sign That Automation Is Eating Commerce

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601704/walmarts-robotic-shopping-carts-are-the-latest-sign-that-automation-is-eating-commerce/


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visualsfm - Google Search

https://www.google.com/search?q=visualsfm


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The future of CPU scaling: Exploring options on the cutting edge | ExtremeTech

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/120353-the-future-of-cpu-scaling-exploring-options-on-the-cutting-edge


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Inside OpenAI, Elon Musk’s Wild Plan to Set Artificial Intelligence Free | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2016/04/openai-elon-musk-sam-altman-plan-to-set-artificial-intelligence-free/


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Parallax 15-122cm Laser Rangefinder - RobotShop

http://www.robotshop.com/en/parallax-15-122cm-laser-rangefinder.html?gclid=CjwKEAiApOq2BRDoo8SVjZHV7TkSJABLe2iDrSsr9uaA10ID5PM1OEytD13L02Jl9nobv20EXbK8DhoCFi_w_wcB


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Gears - SparkFun Electronics

https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/254


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Permanent Magnet Design Guidelines

http://www.magnetsales.com/design/designg.htm


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Lynxmotion - Tracked Vehicles

http://www.lynxmotion.com/c-109-tracked-vehicles.aspx


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Teardown of hoverboard three phase brushless DC hub motor.

Entaniya 280 deg Fisheye lens for GoPro.

https://www.entapano.com/shop-en/?product=entaniya-fisheye-280#


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Meet Aido

Aido is an interactive personal home robot. 

home automation, security, assistance, entertainment , bla bla bla. 

It's a Ball Balancing Robot.

http://www.aidorobot.com/

Follow Me circuit and smart luggage automatically stays by your side.

Mashable - Tech This smart luggage automatically stays by your side.

• http://mashable.com/2016/01/07/robot-suitcase-travel

Alex Libman NUA Robotics, Israel

This uses what my circle of friends were calling a "Follow Me" system or circuit.

There are a number of ways to solve this using sensors, and video.

Some range from slightly complex or expensive hardware that would work excellent, to struggling with low cost sensors that just don't provide much information.

On my other blog I write about to Robotic Golf Caddies that also Follow operators around. 

Caddy trek vs. Shadow Caddy

http://johnsokol.blogspot.com/2013/12/tale-of-two-robotic-golf-caddys.html

Shadow Caddy used 300khz rf Radio Direction finding while Caddy trek uses low cost Ultrasound transducers.

There is also a third one the Gogo that uses Ultrasound.
http://www.gogogolftrolley.com/en/left/what-is-gogo.html

Then there is the Five Elements Robotics, Budgee a robotic shopping cart that automatically follows you around

http://5elementsrobotics.com/

This one is also Ultrasound based and the only one I've tried personally and found it not quite ready for prime time. 

I have also seen this done using Lidar, 3D Depth Cameras. 

 Using a thermal camera like the FLIR would also work well, check out this Heat Tracker I worked on.

It's alway been my feeling that using some sort of transponder which is what every caddy and shopping cart used is probably the correct approach when combined with Lidar or some other form of obstacle / collision avoidance. 

The suitcase of the future will follow you around like a puppy

http://mashable.com/2016/01/07/robot-suitcase