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Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Tod E. Kurt
ISBN 0470072717
Release Date 20 November 2006

The Jetsons would be proud!

A gizmo as cool as Roomba just begs to be hacked. Now, with this book and the official ROI specification furnished by iRobot®, you can become the robotic engineer you’ve always dreamed of being. Build a Bluetooth interface for your Roomba. Turn it into an artist. Install Linux on it and give it a new brain. Some hacks are functional, others are purely fun. All of them let you play with robotics, and not one will void your warranty.

* Build a serial interface tether.
* Set up a Bluetooth® interface.
* Drive Roomba.
* Play with sensors.
* Make it sing.
* Create a Roomba artist.
* Use your Roomba as a mouse.
* Connect Roomba to the Net.
* Wi-Fi your Roomba.
* Replace Roomba’s brain.
* Install Roomba-cam.
* Put Linux® on Roomba.
* Features a companion Web site.

All this and it will still clean your floor!

Get the official iRobot Roomba Open Interface (ROI) specification and all code presented in the book in ready-to-run form at wiley.com/go/extremetech.

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