The first week since I started the blog, I made some progress. Here are some highlights:
- Started the requirements and the document to track this
- Received the Roomba 4200 and the Linksys WRTSL54GS Router from Matteo
- Ordered a new battery (the one I was sent was DOA) for about $40 as the Roomba doesn't do much without a working battery
- Talked about the project with various people, technical and non-technical. This helped to get new ideas and gauge interest
- Talked with Matteo about his ideas for his project that included these parts
- Ordered a Hacking Roomba book
- Trying to get the router working with OpenWRT, but it didn't respond, so am debugging this currently
Also I:
- Continued to research existing robot projects to understand the public state of the art
- Brainstormed and logged the various ideas I have
- Researched electronics, software, and even mechanical tools
- Logged books I need , people I can ask for help, etc.
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