Tag Archives: Android

Robot Brain Transplant at the Maker Faire

Posted on May 23, 2011 by anthony

So the Cellbots team were at Google’s Cloud Robotics shipping container, prepping a demo of an “Antlerbot” – an RC car controlled by a Nexus One connected to a Sparkfun IOIO board – when disaster struck: the Antlerbot ran up … Continue reading →

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Open Sourcing the Perception Manager

Posted on May 20, 2011 by anthony

Hi, this is Anthony Francis, a member of Google’s Cloud Robotics team and a volunteer at Cellbots.com. Cellbots’s mission to make cool robots out of phones and spare parts is possible because of volunteer efforts and source code contributions. Recently … Continue reading →

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Calling all Makers!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by anthony

Hello, all … there’s been a lot going on behind the scenes at Cellbots (check out the recent changes in our source code repository, with more in the works) and this weekend you’ll get a chance to see what we’ve been … Continue reading →

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Inexpensive Android Arduino Truckbot

Posted on February 27, 2010 by ryan

One of the main reasons for using cell phones as part of robots is to drive down costs. Today’s phones come with wi-fi, cellular connections, Bluetooth, GPS, touch sensing, accelerometers, magnetometers, displays, microphones, speakers, and cameras. They are now being … Continue reading →

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Android powered Arduino tankbot in action

Posted on February 26, 2010 by ryan

Our very first moving cellbot running on Android is the Tankbot. Continue reading →

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