Scott's Bots Robot Articles

Lynxmotion SSC-32 Servo Controller

This is a 32 channel serial servo controller with two modes of operation: Group Move & Mini-SSC II emulation.

JavaRobots Project

I have added the JavaRobots project at SourceForge.

Installing UBUNTU on a Compact Flash

Instructions for installing UBUNTU 6.10 on a VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX. This is a simple 5 step process and you will need the alternate i386 ISO.

Added Store

Go to my new online store.

Feynman6 at COJUG

I talked about my robot Feynman6 at the Central Ohio Java Users group on Tuesday March 13, 2007.

Serial Web Server

To work on Carnot, I decided to go into .Net and create a web server that responds to my serial commands. It's a simple .exe that takes a serial input on the command line and it works great for the SSC (Scott Edwards Servo Controller).

Intermediate Robot Building by David Cook

If you are looking for a good book that takes you beyond the basics, David Cooks's Intermediate takes you to the next level.

Voltage Measurement for your Robot

For those Basic Stamp 2 users out there. Just use RCTIME with a simple circuit. Depending on the values of your capacitor and resistors you can equate your RCTIME value to your voltage.

Been working on new robot and API

I have been working on a smaller version of a robot than Feynman 6, called Feynman Jr. I have also begun to refactor my Java API so that it will work with my new robots.

Feynman Jr. and Carnot at CodeMash

I was able to take Feynman Jr. and Carnot to CodeMash 2.0.0.8. The conference was awesome and I learned a little about my robots during the event.

Finally an Ubuntu Webcam

It's taken me a few years, but I finally got a webcam working in Ubuntu. Click for the steps I took to get it working. Next, text-to-speech.

Ubuntu Text-To-Speech TTS

I was also able to install Text To Speech via Festival and Festvox (voices).

Updated Site

Well after a year or so I have updated the look and feel of the site.

Updated 2 Robots

I have updated Feynman Jr and Feynman 7.

Want to Build A Robot in 10 minutes?

I was thinking of making a kit and assembly instruction video on building a robot in 10 minutes.

Coming Soon A New Robotics Book

I am in the process of creating another book on robotics programming. Simpler, easier to read and use, including a DVD with all the source code and a Virtual Machine.

Computer Vision Book / Face Recognition

Another idea that I've been working on is creating a book that's about computer vision.

Need A Robot Brain?

Of all the things I wish I could have purchased off-the-shelf, it would have been a brain.

Book Review - Robot Building For Beginners

A great introduction to robotics. If you're going to start building robots, get this book today!

Stereo Vision with Ubuntu

I've long had a problem with using two web cameras at the same time in Windows and Linux. But now I've solved the problem and have Stereo Vision on my robot, Feynman 7.