And another robot
This time from the National Museum of Scotland whilst I was up there for the Edinburgh Festival in August.
And here’s that robot arm that draws
It was really quite an amazing piece of technology. It did quite a good job really, but most of the pictures took around 30 minutes to get them done. Not bad I suppose.
Still thinking about integrating Romo into music making
I’m not sure how, but I think it needs to be done!
Thinking about Romo
I’ve been thinking about what to do next with my Romo, and one thing immediately comes to mind. Using the three output ports at the front. I’ve been thinking about what I could do with those and especially what could be achieved musically using a tiny robot. I guess that’s what’s really interesting.
So I’ve started to gather some information on what the output from the ports is and then I’ll need to start some careful testing too. More on that as it develops.
Shapesynth and Sphero
Using Sphero with Shapesynth is really quite addictive. Video coming soon, but probably to Palm Sounds first.
The Sphero is on the go
I’m really intrigued by the idea of physical objects interacting with the real world, which is why I decided to get a Sphero ball. It’s a very interesting device, and there are a few apps that work with it, including especially Shapesynth, which makes some amazing sounds.
So I’m just getting started now on this, and starting to think about how I can use Sphero in a variety of different settings.
How to make Romo more creative
I was mucking around with Romo, trying to get it over a little assault course the other day. It was fun, but it did make me start to wonder about what sort of creative applications could be made for Romo? I’m not sure he could be used for music, or at least not in the current form of Romo.
Aside from creative applications I would like to see a few other features available for Romo, like the ability to log in to a Romo over the web to be able to use it as a remote web cam perhaps.
Romo recharging
Doesn’t it look nice when it’s charging up?
Romo from the desktop
I’ve been using the Romo desktop Mac OSX app as well recently, and it’s really good. It’s very useful to be able to use the arrow keys to steer with, almost better than the virtual joystick. The only downside is that there’s no way to record video from it. Even so, it’s good to have another way to control Romo.
Romo returns!
It has been just over a week since I sent my Romo off to Germany to have his main board’s firmware updated to work with an EU smartphone. He’s back, and he works just fine now. In fact, he seems to be as good as new.
After all this time it’s great to be playing around with my Romo and enjoying such a clever idea. Now I want more from my Romo apps already!
More coolness coming to Romo
I really must send off my Romo to get it’s firmware updated this weekend.
Romo won’t work, not here anyway
Well, after lots of tinkering around I couldn’t get the Romo to work at all. I decided that the only thing left to do was to try support. I found out that the Romo has problems in the EU due to volume restrictions on smartphones. Apparently the people at Romotive at looking at a new board and firmware to fix the problem. So not insignificant at all.
That’s a shame. I was look forward to having some fun with this.
Romo Making
Making a Romo from Ashley Elsdon on Vimeo.
So, here’s a little video of me making my Romo.
Romo has arrived!
Yay! My Romo has arrived at last! I’m looking forward to building it and getting it running.
Waiting for Romo
Romo’s seem to be arriving all over the place, although mainly in the US of course. I’m still waiting for mine and for the updated app to get into the iOS app store. I’m really looking forward to seeing mine and getting a chance to play with it.
