On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 sherlock@vsnl.com wro= te :
So coming back to where we started:
- = what type of robot static or moving
Lets just start off with a= simple pick and place robot. It can either pick up an object, rotate the p= redetermined degrees and place the object at a precise location...or, we ca= n have it pick up and object, move a certain distance and then place the ob= ject at that remote location.
Pick an place operation will help us ge= t a good hands-on experience like gripping, releasing grip, resolution of p= lacement, etc.
- does something useful like make c= happatis, vaccum the floor,
fetch
the booze or kill ur neighbour = or some proof of concept gadget.
Though I would love to have s= ome who could fetch my booze and kill my neighbours and not want me topay h= im for it, I think we should first train our hitman to just make sure that = he doesn't kill my booze and fetch my neighbour........now THAT would be di= sastrous.
So lets just start off with pick-n-place
3= ) what platform x86 power hog or esoteric xilinx / altera
sparc/nios
= >cpu, or arm
I, personally , am atleast familiar with the x= 86 surrounding. However, since this is an knowledge-enhancement project, I = would love to play around with Xilinx or even ARM. However, I must warn you , we better have ppl who are not only well-versed with these architectures,= but also have access to the required resources.
- what l= inux rtai, plane vanilla, uclinux
I know RTLinux and hence, RT= AI would be my option. However, like I said before .... since we experiment= ing anyways, I wouldn't mind uclinux as well....again its just a preference= -call here.
rgds
jtd
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Raseel Bhagat
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