DougSoft CARP - Car Autonomous Robot Personality
Turn your car into a Smart Car.
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Introduction to the CARP Project
In this first post of the CARP project, I will explain what I hope to accomplish with it.
Date Posted: 11/2/2020 10:24:08 AM
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DougSoft HARP - Home Autonomous Robot Personality
A personal robot capable of moving about your home and performing various functions such as home security.
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Introduction to the HARP Project
In this post, I plan to outline what I want the HARP project to accomplish.
Date Posted: 11/17/2020 9:25:58 PM
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DougSoft Robie Sr Refurbish Project
A Step by Step guide to how I took an old Robie Sr robot made in the 80s and turned it into a modern autonomous robot able to roam about my home unattended.
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Introduction to the Project
A discussion of what I intend to accomplish with Robie and I also install the L298N motor controller.
Date Posted: 11/8/2020 9:42:01 AM
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DougSoft Robie Sr Refurbish Project
A Step by Step guide to how I took an old Robie Sr robot made in the 80s and turned it into a modern autonomous robot able to roam about my home unattended.
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Robie Moves Again!
The Arduino Nano that I used in the prior blog was sufficient to test the motors, but I decide to replace it with an Arduino Mega for actual use. Sensors will be added to Robie to allow him to move around and avoid obstacles.
Date Posted: 11/20/2020 4:33:25 PM
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DougSoft Robie Sr Refurbish Project
A Step by Step guide to how I took an old Robie Sr robot made in the 80s and turned it into a modern autonomous robot able to roam about my home unattended.
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Robie Gets a Voice
This is the third entry into the Robie Refurbish blog. In it Robie gets text to speech and speech to text capabilities.
Date Posted: 12/11/2020 7:56:25 PM
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DougSoft Robie Sr Refurbish Project
A Step by Step guide to how I took an old Robie Sr robot made in the 80s and turned it into a modern autonomous robot able to roam about my home unattended.
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Taking Robie Apart
Now that some of the preliminary work has been completed, it is time to open Robie up and clear out the old electronics to make room for the new.
Date Posted: 1/3/2021 10:03:17 AM
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DougSoft Robie Sr Refurbish Project
A Step by Step guide to how I took an old Robie Sr robot made in the 80s and turned it into a modern autonomous robot able to roam about my home unattended.
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Robie Becomes a Telepresence Robot
A Telepresence Robot is not as complicated as some lead you to believe. It starts with an object avoidance robot, adds remote control over the Internet and then includes a person-to-person communications method to display audio/video of the remote person. That is basically it!
Date Posted: 8/16/2022 9:34:12 PM
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Python Business Objects
Business Objects are common in most major programming language as a way to connect a module to its data storage source. They are also valuable to store information about the various objects or "things" used.
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Introduction to Python Business Objects
An explanation of how Business Objects work and how they will be implemented in Python.
Date Posted: 11/17/2020 10:22:53 PM
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Remote Robot Control
A robot can be remotely controlled via the Internet by either directly connecting to the robot's computer brain, or by indirect means by sending commands to a central clearing house server and having the robot query the central server for the next command.
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Remote Robot Control Software - Overview
A general description of the methodology used for my first Remote Robot project, which will be the DPRG (Dallas Personal Robot Group) Telepresence Robot/
Date Posted: 4/17/2021 9:36:22 AM
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Remote Robot Control
A robot can be remotely controlled via the Internet by either directly connecting to the robot's computer brain, or by indirect means by sending commands to a central clearing house server and having the robot query the central server for the next command.
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Using VNC for Direct Remote Robot Control
VNC is a remote desktop control type software provided by the RealVNC company. With it, you can directly connect to the remote computer and control it as if you were at the local terminal.
Date Posted: 4/17/2021 12:31:46 PM
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Remote Robot Control
A robot can be remotely controlled via the Internet by either directly connecting to the robot's computer brain, or by indirect means by sending commands to a central clearing house server and having the robot query the central server for the next command.
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Mapping and Navigation
Methods that the robot uses to keep track of where it is located within its environment, and then for determining how to proceed to a desired location.
Date Posted: 9/15/2021 11:19:51 AM
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Remote Robot Control
A robot can be remotely controlled via the Internet by either directly connecting to the robot's computer brain, or by indirect means by sending commands to a central clearing house server and having the robot query the central server for the next command.
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Navigation, Mapping, Localization and Odometry
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Date Posted: 11/28/2021 10:16:15 AM
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