Shown below is something I have been working on. Basically you start the program and create a path for the Scribbler to follow by covering the light sensors. Covering the middle one makes the Scribbler move forward, covering the left and right holes makes it turn 90 degrees in the respective direction. Once you put the Scribbler down, it automatically… Read more →
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Scribbler in C++ Complete Tutorial
Special thanks to John Robert Hoare http://web.eecs.utk.edu/~jhoare/Main/HomePage Windows XP / Vista / 7 instructions: The overall setup of the project involves getting VirtualBox player and running an Ubuntu virtual machine. You will be programming in C++ on your Ubuntu virtual machine. PROTIP: A virtual machine is basically a simplified computer OS (like Windows or Ubuntu) that runs on your computer (think Inception;… Read more →
Observations, Demo to Roommates
On June 20th, I demoed the Scribbler robot to my two roommates, Jennifer and Helen. Both are female university students with no robotics or programming experience. I believe the robot I was using at the time was Wall-E. Because I had just received the robot, I hadn’t programmed anything complex, but I had the robot draw simple shapes (square, circle,… Read more →
Observations with the Scribbler
So far, only my parents, one of my sisters, and my nephew have gotten to interact with the Scribbler robot, and all of their reactions were very different. Please note that all of their reactions were noted almost immediately after receiving the robot, meaning that I had not programmed any demos for the robot yet. My Parents: Both of my… Read more →
C++ in Calico – Intro Reading
Because Myro-C++ is unsupported for Windows and quite difficult to use, Team Scribby has discussed writing C++ files for Calico. I definitely think this idea is better over the long-term because it gives us more control and would probably be easier for inexperienced programming students to use. I have been looking at the source code for Calico, particularly at the… Read more →
Preliminary Questions, Second Demo
Question: How do people react to the Scribbler robots? What do people with various levels of programming experience want to do with the robots? Hypothesis: We think that people with previous programming experience or a strong interest in robotics will be more likely to participate in the demonstrations, and that attracting people who are not already interested in robotics will… Read more →
Observations, First Demo
Today we ventured onto campus for some interactive heidi montag sex tape online research! We set up a demonstration of the Pleos and Scribblers in front of the USC bookstore in the hopes of attracting the attention of passersby. Fortunately, there was plenty of interest, particularly in the Pleos. People of all ages, but particularly children and young adults, wanted… Read more →
Scribbler Info Powerpoint
Here is a link to my presentation: Scribblers Read more →
Interesting information about the Scribblers
Today I found some commented code about the Scribbler/Fluke that seems very important for optimizing the operation speed of the Scribblers. The most important thing the article says is that the amount of time that it takes for a Scribbler to do every calculation that it can do is shorter than the amount of time it takes for it to… Read more →
Some Simple Modules for Scribblers
Pasted below are 2 modules that I have written for the scribblers. When I start the python shell, I type the command >>> from start import * which imports all the myro commands, connects the scribbler to your computer, and finally imports some shapes he can draw. ***NOTE*** In the start file on the second line, you may change this… Read more →