In the following video you can see one of the first test of the integration of the Ultrasonic Bumper with the ROS framework. The test verifies the response time of two sensors mounted on the front panel of MyzharBot-v4. The ros_ultrasonic_bumper node acquires the ranges from the two sensors and publishes…
The optical spatial sensors mounted on MyzharBot v3 and MyzharBot v4 have a intrinsic limitation that make it unable to perceive obstacle that are too near along its forward motion direction. Asus Xtion Pro Live does not see obstacles nearest than 50cm, Stereolabs ZED does not see obstacles nearest than…
A new ROS package is available to verify the status of the DCDC-USB power converter by Mini-box.com and integrate the information with the ROS diagnostic system.
Tonight (Italy time) Nvidia unveiled its new Tegra embedded supercomputer, the Nvidia Jetson TX1. Jetson TX1 is a computer module based on the Tegra X1 SoC, the evolution at 64 bit of the Tegra K1. The available CUDA cores are now 256, the CPU has 8 ARM A5 cores (4x A57…
In the early 2014 Nvidia released the first ARM embedded development kit powered by CUDA, the Nvidia Jetson TK1. As robot maker and Computer Vision lover it was a dream that became true… the price was really competitive, with “only” 192$ I bought a quad core ARM A15 board running at…
On MyzharBot v4 the Asus Xtion Pro Live RGB-D sensor has been replaced by the Stereolabs ZED stereo camera, in order to overcome the limitations of the Primesense technology in outdoor environment under the direct sunlight. The installation of the ZED camera on the Nvidia Jetson TK1 is really straigthforward as…
MyzharBot v4 was in Rome at MakerFaire 2015 European Edition to demonstrate an application of the uNav Motor Control board made by Officine Robotiche
This is a photo of MyzharBot v3 fully disassembled on a desk in a workshop inside one of the biggest “house” in California… but I cannot say where yet, I’m sorry
MyzharBot v3 is closed in a box ready to leave Italy for a trip that I will describe in the near future… MyzharBot v4 is almost ready to move its first steps… but I’m not yet convinced about the central closed structure that will contain all the electronic boards… So it’s…
The first drawings of the pieces of the new MyzharBot v4 has been sent to the laser cut service… about 20 days and we can see the new track structure with the new rubber tracks.
