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A Pengiun Magazine, How about a Boebot Magazine???

MovieMakerMovieMaker Posts: 502
edited 2009-01-09 01:36 in Robotics
A Pengiun Magazine, How about a Boebot Magazine???

Or , do they already have one?


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  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2008-12-14 14:35
    The penguin magazine (Penguin Tech) is not really a Parallax sponsored print. It's made by Humanoido. So, I'm certain it takes lots of work to get an issue out, and dedication is paramount. If you have the enthusiasm, you should give it a try to make one for the BOE-BOT. I'm sure that if you get some article written up, then humanoido could probably lend you the format file so that both magazines look similar.
  • MovieMakerMovieMaker Posts: 502
    edited 2008-12-15 13:55
    I understand. That is certainly a thought to consider. We certainly need a magazine like that. I wonder what the cost of doing that would be.


    hmm.
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2008-12-15 19:05
    Lots of time and effort, and ingenuity to come up with interesting articles that people will read. The BOE-BOT would probably be a bit easier to get articles out there considering how much information there is available.
  • boe-crazyboe-crazy Posts: 53
    edited 2009-01-03 03:25
    You could have a section with new ideas and one with bits of programming to make your boe do cool things. And instead of making a actual printed mag you could send a pm to users intrested in it with a pdf of the mag attached.
  • GWJaxGWJax Posts: 267
    edited 2009-01-03 14:32
    Well with all the Boe-Bot questions and problems that I have seen out here and People asking me for some sort of help I guess I need to buy or at least make a Boe-Bot platform look alike my self, so I can better answer and preform test routines on it before sending the untested programs to them. Plus learn how the little bot really works in the real world instead of running the code through my head to simulate the actions.

    Jax

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  • boe-crazyboe-crazy Posts: 53
    edited 2009-01-03 15:55
    great idea, you are a very knowledgeble guy i've found.

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  • GWJaxGWJax Posts: 267
    edited 2009-01-03 17:01
    boe-crazy said...
    great idea, you are a very knowledgeble guy i've found.

    Thanks for the kind words but there are many other people in here that are very good programmers as well. I just like to build my own bots and make mods to other bot to improve them for my liking.

    Jax

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  • boe-crazyboe-crazy Posts: 53
    edited 2009-01-03 17:42
    I understand that.

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  • HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
    edited 2009-01-04 07:21
    So is anyone working on a Boebot magazine now?
    I agree, there's a lot of information available about
    this robot which should be great inspiration for an
    unlimited number of new fascinating articles.

    humanoido
  • UghaUgha Posts: 543
    edited 2009-01-05 14:12
    I'm working on a BS2 wiki... which mainly focuses on the BOE and BOE-bot... but I've barely had an hour in the past two weeks to add any information so its not ready for viewing yet.

    I think that'd end up being better than a magazine.
  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2009-01-06 01:30

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  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2009-01-06 04:05
    PJ that sure discourages suggestions.......which is not always a bad thing.
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2009-01-06 05:01
    The point was that if you want something, do it yourself. That way, the motivation is there to get it done.
  • sobaman14sobaman14 Posts: 24
    edited 2009-01-08 02:51
    I would love to have a Boe-Bot magazine! ^__^

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  • Vern GranerVern Graner Posts: 337
    edited 2009-01-08 18:42
    MovieMaker said...
    A Pengiun Magazine, How about a Boebot Magazine???
    Or , do they already have one?

    Well, there's SERVO magazine thats all about robots, and of course the Stamp Applications column written by Jon Williams that's in every issue of Nuts and Volts magazine that focuses on Parallax products including the BOE bot on occasion (I understand Nuts and Volts also has a pretty good Personal Robotics column!) smilewinkgrin.gif

    My $0.02: I think it would be pretty tough to make a magazine just for one specific robot. Its hard enough to fill the two hobby robot magazines that are out there already!

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    Nuts and Volts Magazine

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  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2009-01-09 00:16
    @Vern

    There already is a magazine (online) for a specific robot: Penguin Tech. It's really good! All that it takes is a little ingenuity and lots of time.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2009-01-09 01:15
    Vern said...
    (I understand Nuts and Volts also has a pretty good Personal Robotics column!) smilewinkgrin.gif
    I'll make it one of my resolutions to read it... wink.gif

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  • MovieMakerMovieMaker Posts: 502
    edited 2009-01-09 01:36
    Thanks all for your advice!


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