Surprise, that $1500 iRobot Create-based Turtlebot is not by iRobot, but Willow Garage! Perhaps they want a more affordable alternative to their $400K PR2: http://www.willowgarage.com/pages/pr2/order
I think that the turtlebot kit is for the mechanically/electrically challenged as it only takes one hex wrench to put it together. If you want instant robotics and can pay the price, this might be the way to go. I got my brand new Kinect off of Amazon.com for $119 and it included a free game. Refurbished Kinects can be had on eBay for under $80. If you are on a budget or want to learn as you go, the turtlebot is not for you.
Just a thought.
Regards,
TCIII
so then the Kinect for both eddie and the turtlebot are standard issue kinect cams?
Justified by recouping and encouraging money for the whole kit instead of just parts.
I also saw something about a Kinect cam 2 for xbox720 that cant use the usb2.0 because it sends to much data.
The Kinect uses USB. It has a special adapter because it draws more power than the USB interface can provide, so they also have a seperate power adapter (which is built into the XBox now.)
It does use a lot of the USB interface for communications, so you can't directly talk to a Prop for example, but it is just a standard USB interface, none the less. I don't know what a XBox 720 is and I believe speculating on what it is now would be inaccurate, but USB 3 is the up and coming interface standard, so it's reasonable to assume that it will support that interface as well, which is quite a bit faster than the USB 2.0 spec. Perhaps that is what you are referring to.
The Kinect uses USB. It has a special adapter because it draws more power than the USB interface can provide, so they also have a seperate power adapter (which is built into the XBox now.)
It does use a lot of the USB interface for communications, so you can't directly talk to a Prop for example, but it is just a standard USB interface, none the less. I don't know what a XBox 720 is and I believe speculating on what it is now would be inaccurate, but USB 3 is the up and coming interface standard, so it's reasonable to assume that it will support that interface as well, which is quite a bit faster than the USB 2.0 spec. Perhaps that is what you are referring to.
Bill
On the power front - it's USB on the top of the connector, but the adapter adds a 12V power supply on the bottom for the tilt servo (and I think the IR projector.) It's really easy to modify a plug in adapter to use battery power instead - the Eddie Kinect power cable is a great example, but I've also gotten it to work with a pair of 9V batteries and a 12V power regulator and a bit of supporting hardware.
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It looks like everyone is trying to get in on the MS Robotics bandwagon.
Regards,
TCIII
http://store.clearpathrobotics.com/collections/turtlebot/products/turtlebot-assembled
http://www.roboticopenplatform.org/wiki/TurtleBot
How many languages does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Just a thought.
Regards,
TCIII
Justified by recouping and encouraging money for the whole kit instead of just parts.
I also saw something about a Kinect cam 2 for xbox720 that cant use the usb2.0 because it sends to much data.
It does use a lot of the USB interface for communications, so you can't directly talk to a Prop for example, but it is just a standard USB interface, none the less. I don't know what a XBox 720 is and I believe speculating on what it is now would be inaccurate, but USB 3 is the up and coming interface standard, so it's reasonable to assume that it will support that interface as well, which is quite a bit faster than the USB 2.0 spec. Perhaps that is what you are referring to.
Bill
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2011%2F11%2F28%2Frumor-mill-next-gen-xboxes-kinect-2-to-read-lips-track-finge%2F&ei=3PXkTr3dLKH00gGA8amFBg&usg=AFQjCNEx8KRYmbRhs7hoDu5HMYbC7Ur7pg&sig2=j-cFmQsnyN6perZEgveZYg
heres another
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CEIQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2011%2F11%2F29%2Fkinect-2-will-be-so-accurate-it-can-lip-read%2F&ei=3PXkTr3dLKH00gGA8amFBg&usg=AFQjCNHGLwdUb-SB349vOBefb1kG0-CyMQ&sig2=0fVSP2iJISn8DPUrJsmDTA
thanks for the info on the power adapter
On the power front - it's USB on the top of the connector, but the adapter adds a 12V power supply on the bottom for the tilt servo (and I think the IR projector.) It's really easy to modify a plug in adapter to use battery power instead - the Eddie Kinect power cable is a great example, but I've also gotten it to work with a pair of 9V batteries and a 12V power regulator and a bit of supporting hardware.