So far for networking the JetsonBot we’ve been relying on an existing wireless network for communication between the JetsonBot and the Robot Operating Center (ROC). However, there are times when it would be nice to have the JetsonBot and the ROC have their own separate network and not have to Read more …
An area of great improvement in the mobile device field over the last several years has been speech recognition. In part, this is due to advances in speech recognition algorithms, but it has also been bolstered by increase in mobile device computing power. The JetsonBot leverages the advances to include Read more …
The JetsonBot has companion software called the Robot Operating Center (ROC) which is run on a separate computer. The ROC can be run on a traditional laptop or desktop PC, but in this case it is being on another Jetson TK1. Looky here: Background The JetsonBot is a self contained Read more …
In the first prototype of the JetsonBot, there were two ‘duck’ antennas connected to an Intel 7260 Wireless/BT NIC card installed on the Jetson TK1, which were then taped to the top platform. In this article, we’ll go over swapping them out for panel antennas. Looky here: Background You have Read more …
The first autonomous demonstration of the JetsonBot shows autonomous following behavior. Looky here: Background In most science fiction settings, robots are autonomous. The most famous movie robots all operate on their own; and most people assume that robots ‘think’ when they see them executing actions. Most of the science fiction Read more …
Teleoperation can be thought of as operating a machine at a distance, similar to the term “remote control”. Let’s look at what it takes to control a JetsonBot with a Bluetooth game controller. Looky here: Background If you think back to the Gigantor example in the first part of this Read more …
The software that runs on the JetsonBot Jetson TK1, we will call ‘JetsonBot Robot Software’. Any software that runs remotely from the robots’ Jetson, we will consider to be part of the Robot Operating Center, or ROC. With technical things, it’s important to make up acronyms whenever possible to hide Read more …
The iRobot Create 2 base interfaces with the NVIDIA Jetson TK1 via a serial to USB FTDI converter. Unfortunately, under Linux for Tegra (L4T) release 21.4 the USB FTDI module is not part of the normal software distribution. There are a couple of ways to get the USB FTDI module. Read more …
After taking the JetsonBot out for a demo test drive, it was time for a brief discussion of next steps. Looky here: With the acquisition of some 1/4″ ABS 12.5″ rounds, it took just a little work to bring up the second prototype of the JetsonBot. There is a video Read more …
In the previous article, JetsonBot Part II – A Vision Robot with a Create 2 base, two platforms were built to hold the Jetson TK1 and a RGBD camera. Now it is time to do a test assembly. Looky here: Lower Platform On the lower platform, a 4 port USB Read more …
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