I just thought of something sparked by the 4-legged league mailing list: we should really get to know the various camera settings for gains, white balance, and shutter speed.
Camera Settings
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Category Archives: Asides
openr site gone
Sad day! The home of the OPEN-R SDK is gone as is the soon departure of the Aibo.
Plug-ins
Importing the plug-ins now. Do people like the design?
Good C++ Editor for Windows
Good C++ Editor for Windows: Dev-C++
EchoServer
I’ve fulfilled my life-long dream to make a really smart message parser for AiboConnect’s server side. W00t!! Also, fixed the ‘timed’ head motions so that they, you know, work. Anyone know how timer functions work on Aperios?
Localization Goin’ Well
Pat and Jesse are making great strides with the Localization system. We’re basically imitating the Monte Carlo localization that all the serious RoboCup teams employ–but we hope to have a few cool, innovative add-ons as the months go on. The great thing about all this is that we are just using a c++ compiler to check over all the math and programming without using the Aibo itself. This saves time in compilation, making memory sticks, and having to turn the Aibo on/off.
Mice, Recycling Bin
We have five new USB mice for the Lab! We have a recycling bin in the front–use it! The fridge is stocked with caffeinated drinks, so reward yourself for working hard! Or if your throat is parched. Really, either way.
Don’t Use the Two New G5s yet
If you find yourself sitting in front of either ‘searles128tmp1’ or ‘searles128tmp2’ –one of the two new G5’s in the Lab–don’t use it yet. They are yet to be tooled to our robotic standards.
First Scripted Move Queued
I just got our first scripted, queued move going. Once this system get stable and efficiently coded, we’ll be able just to call off a bunch of methods in succession and they’ll faithfully execut one after another. Moreover, should we ever want to call the whole thing off, that’ll be fine as well.
New G5s
We Moved two new G5s into the Lab, one in each room. This is on top of the new Dell laptop we have now. If you can’t find a computer in the lab, you’re certainly not trying at all.