RoBe:Do Three Robotizes Your Netbook
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Wednesday, 17 of June , 2009 at 6:08 am
A robot, in its simplest form, arguably consists of some kind of brain coupled with something that lets it interact with the world. This pretty much sums up the RoBe:Do Three, which is a pair of wheels with your netbook stuck to them. The computer talks to the wheels via USB, and you can program your new robot to control them in pretty much whatever programming language your computer can handle. And since the computer is doing all the brainy stuff, you can set it up to work with any sensors that will plug into it. It’s sort of like an iRobot Create; it’s a basic platform that you can do whatever you want with, except that it’s running from a fully featured computer which (I imagine) makes it much easier to program.
The Three costs $399 if you pre-order it before June 30. For that price, you don’t get much in the way of accessories (or even a battery) but most of the cost is in the motors anyway. Also available are battery packs, a navigation sensor array, and a compact gripper arm is in the works. The netbook is sold separately, but they’re dirt cheap nowadays. What’s that? You want me to tell you what the best netbook is? Why, sure, I’d be happy to! It’s this one, and it’s only $250 from these guys.
[ Three Robot ] VIA [ Slashgear ]
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