Rover

Roaming death machine

@wearefractal

@eschoff - @funkytek - @wearefractal

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Open source is at github.com/wearefractal

What

Camera
Camera motor
Microphone
Speaker
Two motors for the wheels
Linux onboard
Controlled via WiFi

Why is this better than a drone

Cheaper
Durable
Standard AA batteries
More features
Longer distances
Longer battery life (hours vs. minutes)

iPad App

Hackability

Has WebUI left over from factory testing

Username: AC13 Password: AC13
Contains a hidden page that lets you dump the firmware
Once you dump the firmware you can view the test code
After translating chinese you can figure out how to control it
Factory test controls happen over HTTP

Has custom binary protocol over TCP sockets

Command messages start with MO_O
Camera frame messages start with MO_V
Frames are 0 padded and have set lengths
Blowfish encryption used on sensitive messages

Web UI

Library

var rover = require('rover');

var client = rover.createClient();

client.forward(function(){
  client.right(function(){
    // etc.
  });
});

Use async

var rover = require('rover');
var async = require('async');

var client = rover.createClient();

async.series([
  client.forward.bind(client),
  client.right.bind(client)
], function(){
  console.log('done!');
});

Demo

Links

Follow my twitter for updates: @eschoff

Library code and demos will be located at http://github.com/wearefractal/rover

You can buy one here for $119 on Amazon (or $90 elsewhere)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0093285XK