Hacking Roomba®: ExtremeTech
A gizmo as cool as Roomba just begs to be hacked. Now, with this book and the official ROI specification furnished by iRobot®, you can become the robotic engineer you've always dreamed of being. Build a Bluetooth interface for your Roomba. Turn it into an artist. Install Linux on it and give it a new brain. Some hacks are functional, others are purely fun. All of them let you play with robotics, and not one will void your warranty.
- Build a serial interface tether.
- Set up a Bluetooth® interface.
- Drive Roomba.
- Play with sensors.
- Make it sing.
- Create a Roomba artist.
- Use your Roomba as a mouse.
- Connect Roomba to the Net.
- Wi-Fi your Roomba.
- Replace Roomba's brain.
- Install Roomba-cam.
- Put Linux® on Roomba.
- Features a companion Web site.
All this ? and it will still clean your floor!
Get the official iRobot Roomba Open Interface (ROI) specification and all code presented in the book in ready-to-run form at wiley.com/go/extremetech.
Part I: Interfacing.
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Roomba.3
Chapter 2: Interfacing Basics.
Chapter 3: Building a Roomba Serial Interface Tether.
Chapter 4: Building a Roomba Bluetooth Interface.
Chapter 5: Driving Roomba.
Chapter 6: Reading the Roomba Sensors.
Part II: Fun Things to Do.
Chapter 7: Making RoombaView.
Chapter 8: Making Roomba Sing.
Chapter 9: Creating Art with Roomba.
Chapter 10: Using Roomba as an Input Device.
Part III: More Complex Interfacing.
Chapter 11: Connecting Roomba to the Internet.
Chapter 12: Going Wireless with Wi-Fi.
Chapter 13: Giving Roomba a New Brain and Senses.
Chapter 14: Putting Linux on Roomba.
Chapter 15: RoombaCam: Adding Eyes to Roomba.
Chapter 16: Other Projects.
Appendix A: Soldering and Safety Basics.
Appendix B: Electrical Diagram Schematics.
Appendix C: iRobot Roomba Open Interface (ROI) Specification.
|iRobot Roomba Open Interface Specification
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|All sample code from the book
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