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2013-11-06 01:01:52 -0500 marked best answer kinect and turtlebot and xbox

Hi It seems if I want to DIY to put kinect purchased together with a xbox on turtlebox, I have to modify the original kinect which involves cutting the power cable of kinect. Can the modified kinect be still used with xbox? Anyone has done this?

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Jack

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2012-11-18 22:51:47 -0500 marked best answer What is an overlay?

I am new to linux and ROS. Installed ROS successfully and currently following the tutorial. It mentioned in the tutorial "overlay". Could anyone pls brief explain what it is?

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2012-09-29 07:46:43 -0500 commented answer turtlebot with one or two laptops

Thanks Ryan.that's what I suspect too, the bandwidth problem if choosing wireless. Have a great weekend.

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2012-09-29 04:40:30 -0500 commented answer turtlebot with one or two laptops

You are right. Ryan. I also have a roo tooth which is almost the same as BAM and except it does not use the plug BAM uses on the Create. Therefore, I can still use power/gyro board. Again, it is the kinect that I worroed. Does Kinect have to be connected into the netbook? Thanks.

2012-09-28 16:26:42 -0500 answered a question turtlebot with one or two laptops

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for answer. A related question.

I have a iRobot Create and a device called BAM (http://www.elementdirect.com/files/10542B.pdf). With the BAM installed, I can communicate with the Create as if it were directly connected to my desktop/laptop host with a serial cable.

In this case, judged from your experience, can I just use one desktop/laptop, installed with ROS, with BAM on Create, so that to eliminate the need of another netbook on turtlebot, thus reduce the cost.

Thank you Jack

PS The only problem I can think of is the data from Kinect. Is Kinect directly connected to the netbook on turtlebot or the data from Kinect can be wirelessly transmitted to the other desktop/laptop, if it can wirelessly, we may not need the netbook, may we?

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2012-09-28 10:56:58 -0500 asked a question irobot create package/stack

HI I have a irobot create and BAM so that I can connect my laptop to irobot create via bluetooth.

I browsed software on ROS site and find a few packages/stacks that are for irobot Create. But they are all for some kind of modified Create (such as add-on camera, laser range finer, etc).

Is there any package that is purely for the barebone irobot Create that I can try? Any recommendations.

Thank you. Jack

2012-09-28 10:54:07 -0500 asked a question turtlebot with one or two laptops

Hi,

I am new to ROS and Linux. Interested in getting a turtlebot. From turtlebot's website, it seems it already has a laptop directly connected to the turtlebot via a USB calbe.

here is my questions. How is the turtlebot typically used?

a) Do I need to have another laptop/desktop that is connected to the laptop on turtlebot via network, so that instructions can be transmitted from the laptop/desktop to the laptop on the turtlebot via the network?

b) or can I just use the laptop on top of the turtlebot, if I feel it is not inconvenient to unplug the laptop from turtlebot, write my program on the laptop, and then plug the laptop to the turtlebot?

Thank you.

Jack

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2012-09-14 03:52:18 -0500 commented answer kinect and turtlebot and xbox

Thanks Ryan. Very detailed instruction.