I have some measured success. I was able to get a C program to work at capturing a frame from a webcam in both Java and Ruby, the big problem is is memory.
So I went back to JFM (Java Media Framework) but I am having all kinds of inconsistent issues. Sometimes it works with Groovy, [...]

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For sometime I have used Windows XP for my robots, but now that I have been able to get text-to-speech and vision via webcam handled via Linux, I think my days of using Eclipse as an IDE and WindowsXP are coming to a close.
Using WindowsXP has been fine for the most part, but the overhead [...]

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Once I got it working I was amazed at how easy it would have been if I had the proper instructions. Even the Ubuntu site does not work well for this but here are the steps I followed to get it working.
Updated /etc/apt/sources.list with:
deb http://blognux.free.fr/debian unstable main

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install easycam2 webcam-server
I [...]

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I was out at the Library of Congress and I thought I would type in my name and see what was there.
I found a link to my book, very cool!

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I have moved all my robot information to scottsbots.com. For information related to the Columbus Robotics Society you can check that out at columbusrobotics.org.

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Last Friday I hurt my back, I have been shuffling around like an old man, but I'm still working on the robots…
In fact, this week-end, I will have an interactive sculpture at The Arts Annex this saturday. I promise to have pictures of it up this week.

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the 4 day week-end yielded 6 robots. (3) CubeBot prototypes, 1 BattleBot, 1 Hex-A-Pod walking robot, and one Cyclop Head. I will spend the next few weeks programming the robots and making them do more things than walking around avoiding stuff.
The battlebot, I am calling that Q.E.D. since it originated from Feynman, I hooked [...]

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I went down the road of getting my own PCB from expresspcb.com and I'm happy so far. For just $59 I was able to get 3 proto boards. I messed up a little so I ordered 3 more boards with the fixes. Not a bad investment! I will be getting about $100 of these Pic [...]

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Well, i was able to create my PCB and I should get it next monday. It was rather easy now let's just see if it works.
In another note the “Pic Basic: Compiler I just bought does not do things like PORTA.0 inputs and outputs like the “Pic Basic Pro” Compiler. This seems fishy since the [...]

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I have been working for a while to program Pic MicroControllers vs. the Basic Stamp. Finally Success!!! Now I just need to get a PCB designed and I'm in business!

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