Scribblers

By Michael Borke

Outline1. Scribbler Strengths and Weaknesses2. Easiest things to do with it3. Coolest things it can do4. What I bring to the team (My “Secret

Weapon”)5. Things Scribby can’t do yet6. Summary

Scribbler Strengths Many different ways to interact and

sense the environment Can give feedback with beeps, lights

and movement Mobile and wireless Very simple tool kit, yet with the

potential for so much

Scribbler Weaknesses CANNOT be given a program to run

independent of the Fluke Bluetooth connection Bluetooth is slow

Robots aren’t perfect Needs a lot of calibration/pampering

Easiest Movement Simple behaviors Singing Songs Can draw Simple image processing

Coolest Many sensors = Potential for complex

behavior Could create a Tron type game using the line

sensor and drawing capabilities Using image processing and maze navigation

to make two Scribblers play “Hide and Seek” Controlling one with your phone via

Bluetooth Use network connection and multiple

Scribblers

Personal Traits Down to EARTH, realistic

FIERY passion to succeed, will never give up

Motivator, like WIND to a sail

Like WATER, goes with the flow and keeps the big picture in mind

A LOVE for learning

SECRET WEAPON

Hardest/Wish List Ability to download instructions to the

Scribbler via the Fluke

More accurate sensing, or at least easier to calibrate sensors

Wi-Fi connection to the Scribbler, for faster reaction and longer range At the cost of extra battery usage

Sources http://

myro.roboteducation.org/pipermail/myro-users/2011-October/001404.html

http://www.cs.rochester.edu/~koomen/courses/robotics/memoscribbler.py

http://wiki.roboteducation.org/Introduction_to_Computer_Science_via_Robots

Questions?