Newbie with dilemma
LinusB
Posts: 1
Hi gang...I've wanted to enter the world of robotics for many years. I have some vintage programming background (comp-sci drop out in the late 80's) and was once a very good basic/pascal progammer so I'm confident in my aptitude on the programming side. I have no electrical or engineering background.
With that being said, my aim is to build something of an autonomous security robot for indoors that can stream live video and also be controlled remotely via web. I'm thinking that a robot using some combination of bluetooth and maybe a wireless camera can achieve my goal.
I've been reading a lot at www.societyofrobots.com and had convinced myself to build from scratch my first robot. After having already ordered some parts, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed now by the idea and think that maybe a board already built is the way to go. I guess with parts on the way I have nothing to lose by trying but I want to have a contingency plan in place because I want to be able to get a functioning robot so as to experiment as soon as possible.
So saying all that...what are the pros/cons of the basic stamp vs. a board built around the ATMega8? I know the basic stamp has a built in BASIC interpreter and that does appeal to me...but otherwise, from the perspective of components that can be used and all around versatility...how do these compare? SHould I be looking at one of Parallax's other products as well other than the BASIC stamp?
Look forward to your input!
With that being said, my aim is to build something of an autonomous security robot for indoors that can stream live video and also be controlled remotely via web. I'm thinking that a robot using some combination of bluetooth and maybe a wireless camera can achieve my goal.
I've been reading a lot at www.societyofrobots.com and had convinced myself to build from scratch my first robot. After having already ordered some parts, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed now by the idea and think that maybe a board already built is the way to go. I guess with parts on the way I have nothing to lose by trying but I want to have a contingency plan in place because I want to be able to get a functioning robot so as to experiment as soon as possible.
So saying all that...what are the pros/cons of the basic stamp vs. a board built around the ATMega8? I know the basic stamp has a built in BASIC interpreter and that does appeal to me...but otherwise, from the perspective of components that can be used and all around versatility...how do these compare? SHould I be looking at one of Parallax's other products as well other than the BASIC stamp?
Look forward to your input!
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