Homemade telepresence robot for only $ 500



    Not so long ago on Habré news appeared about a boy who uses a telepresence robot instead of himself at school. In that article, it was pointed out that a robot costs only 3 thousand dollars, which, compared to the average price for such robots, is just a minuscule. For example, Anybot QB costs about 15 thousand dollars, and the R.BOT 100 system costs 3 thousand. However, Johnny Chang Lee, one of the main developers of Kinect, who recently moved from Microsoft to Google, was able to create a telepresence robot for $ 500.

    Generally speaking, Johnny Chang Lee is known for his products, whose value is surprising. For example, he was able to create quite a high-quality tripod / stabilizer for the camera, the cost of which is only $ 14. Johnny even created a site selling such stabilizers, selling them at 39.95 cu, but on the same site there is a detailed instruction on creating such a stabilizer.

    In addition, he also created a multi-touch system, which is controlled by the well-known Nintendo Wii game console. The cost of such a system is much lower than analogues produced by various companies.



    Well, now Johnny is concerned about the high cost of telepresence robots, and created one for only $ 500. Of these, 250 went into the purchase of the iRobot Create system, a programmable robot manufactured by a company that specializes in manufacturing robotic vacuum cleaners and other cleaning equipment. Plus, a certain portion of the $ 500 went to buy an inexpensive netbook.



    The result is an excellent telepresence system, which is really an analogue of some expensive telepresence robots. Of course, this whole system does not look so hot, but for $ 500 you can’t wish for the best.

    For those who want to do something similar to themselves, then laying out an overview of the creation process and testing the device itself on the Habr, I provide a link to a detailed description of the creation process.

    Via procrastineering

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