#robotics Logs

Oct 28 2011

00:00 RyanS You need sprinklers in Canada? doesn't it rain & snow & shit & get to -30
00:00 rue_mohr flipping thru the diagrams will give you most of the jist of it
00:01 rue_mohr RyanS, these are for inside buildings, to put out fires people start when it gets too cold
00:01 RyanS ooooh
00:01 RyanS IC
00:01 zhanx rue_mohr this last fire was outside
00:01 rue_mohr I know
00:02 rue_mohr as fire marshal you shoudl be abel to know if there are heads that have to be changed
00:02 zhanx true
00:02 rue_mohr they have a chance of blocking up in a fire
00:02 rue_mohr I know the o-ring ones are part of the recall, I dont know if the bellville ones are
00:05 RyanS Have sprinkler systems ever triggered accidentally and water damaged everything I wonder
00:06 rue_mohr yes, when knocked off by a tradesman via a ladder
00:06 zhanx aka rue
00:06 rue_mohr not yet, but I had a few close calls
00:06 rue_mohr atleast I'd know what to do
00:07 rue_mohr I should prolly carry a 1/2" valve and nipple with me
00:07 rue_mohr and wrench...
00:08 rue_mohr as access to mechanical rooms can take days when your *supposed* to be getting into them
00:09 rue_mohr Central initiated this action because it discovered that these O-ring sprinklers can degrade over time. These sprinkler heads can corrode, or minerals, salts and other contaminants in water can affect the rubber O-ring seals. These factors could cause the sprinkler heads to not activate in a fire. Laboratory testing has indicated that the majority of the sprinklers would operate in a fire situation; however, some required higher water press
00:09 rue_mohr ure to activate than may be available in particular buildings. Central has received four reports of ?wet? O-ring sprinkler heads failing to activate during a fire situation and nine similar reports of ?dry? O-ring sprinkler heads. These incidents resulted in property damage claims ranging from $1,000 to over $100,000.
00:43 shimi9 hi
00:48 shimi9 yo ppl...somone is here?
02:18 shimi9 hey
02:21 shimi9 hi a question about a micro flying robot that being controlled from iphone(or different phone) by the iphone built in cellular internet(not wifi) and streams video to iphone screen,is that possible? and if its possible i would like to know about parts that i need...also a good guide or link to the same project we be helpfull
02:23 shimi9 im connected to the chat ... so if someone has an answear write it down...and i'll see it...
04:08 elektrinis :-)
08:51 shimi7 hi
08:51 tobbor Hello shimi7
08:51 shimi7 hello
08:52 shimi7 how r u?
08:52 Steffanx I think tobbor is fine :)
08:52 shimi7 great :)
08:53 shimi7 i have a question i posted in one of the forums who can answer is welcome
08:54 shimi7 hi a question about a micro flying robot that being controlled from iphone(or different phone) by the iphone built in cellular internet and streams video to iphone screen,is that possible?
08:54 shimi7 and if its possible i would like to know about parts that i need...also a good guide or link to the same project we be helpfull
08:54 Steffanx 'Everything' is possible
08:54 shimi7 true :)
08:56 shimi7 so steffanx can u help...even a good guide will be good
09:00 Steffanx If you want to do iphone dev the official way you need a mac and you have to be part of the Mac Developer Program afaik
09:02 rue_mohr figures
09:02 shimi7 even other smartphone...and i have windows 7
09:03 Steffanx Android is probably more open when it comes to application development
09:04 shimi7 about the app i can download an app and a controlling software
09:05 shimi7 what i need is a list of parts or a link to such a list...:)
09:25 shimi7 hi huntsman
09:38 rue_mohr I'v heard that google made their phone almost impossable to develop for too
09:39 shimi7 everything can be hacked rue u know...
09:39 rue_mohr whch usually screws something up
09:40 shimi7 also somtimes - agree
09:40 Steffanx The Android sdk is pretty open afaik
09:40 Steffanx Never tried it
09:40 rue_mohr prolly most hackable is microsoft stuff, just find another buffer overflow, ms cant program buffers worth a damn
09:40 shimi7 rue can u help with parts list or a guide to similar project?
09:41 rue_mohr similar to what?
09:41 rue_mohr a 12' mecha? no, I'm gonna build mine first
09:42 shimi7 rue a flying robot controlled by cellular built in internet of a smartphone
09:42 shimi7 micro flying robot
09:42 rue_mohr haha, no, I dont beleive in anyone but pro's building flying robots
09:42 rue_mohr people who are better than _I_ am
09:42 shimi7 ok lol
09:43 Steffanx Everyone can make a quadrocopter nowadays, rue_mohr
09:43 rue_mohr then why do they all end up here asking for help?
09:43 shimi7 http://navid.mahabadi.info/
09:44 shimi7 here is a nice link to micro robot with parts
09:44 Steffanx Laziness
09:47 Steffanx Im pretty sure i've seen smaller robots than the one he made shimi7
09:47 Steffanx *helicopters
11:07 shimi7 steffan
11:08 shimi7 can u send me link to the robots you've seen?
11:15 Steffanx Maybe i can shimi7
11:20 Steffanx Sorry, can't find the bookmark shimi7
11:22 Tom_itx so sad
11:25 Steffanx Found it
11:26 Steffanx http://www.proxdynamics.com/r_d/micro_helicopters_and_ornithopters/
11:26 shimi7 thanks i will see em
11:26 Steffanx The first one even has a camera :)
11:27 Tom_itx u gonna build one?
11:27 Steffanx Me? No
11:27 Steffanx I still want to build my tiny quadrocopter, but still messing with some good props
11:31 shimi7 steffan do u have any idea about the best range wave system for robots? except cellular one?
11:42 parag0n Steffanx, seen this? http://scolton.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-should-put-pcb-quadrotor-away.html
11:42 parag0n PCB-based quadcopter
11:42 Steffanx No, and that one is too large for me :)
15:04 miki_ Hi
15:05 Steffanx Lo
16:31 Tom_itx lower
18:40 shimi hi all
18:43 shimi hey stefan
18:49 Steffanx No Stefan here shimi :P
20:39 shimi hi
20:43 home hi
20:43 tobbor hi home.
20:43 home hi
20:43 home hi
20:43 home hi
20:44 shimi hi
20:45 shimi tobor...r u robotics expert?
20:45 rue_mohr he is, ask him a question
20:46 shimi ok...
20:48 home tobbor, hi
20:48 home tobbor, google
20:49 shimi well i need a guide or parts list for creating a micro robot which controlled by internal celullar internet network of a smartphone and streams video to the smartphone...:)
20:49 rue_mohr he wont answer you on that
20:49 shimi flying robot*
20:49 shimi why no?
20:49 rue_mohr same as I said this morning, goofy objective that your not approaching right
20:51 shimi can u explain why ...not approaching right///?
20:51 shimi ...?*
20:51 rue_mohr you dont seemt o know anything about staging projects
20:52 rue_mohr is this your first robot project?
20:52 Tom_itx of course
20:52 rue_mohr if its his first, he should choose something easier like a geosynchonous sattilite
20:56 shimi i can pay for who want to do this project...
20:57 Tom_itx i'm not sure that's worth that much here
20:58 Tom_itx we go off experience and willing to learn
20:58 rue_mohr give me a million dollars and I'll only charge you shipping ontop to mail it to you
20:59 shimi lol
20:59 Tom_itx to come in here asking for a plane to fly from your phone with no experience make me laugh
21:00 Tom_itx come back with plans and a semi working model and maybe we can help some
21:01 shimi ok tom thanks
21:02 rue_mohr even making just an rc controlled copter will be a good start
21:04 shimi tom like there are 50$ projects guide and more complicated projects guides out there ....if u know a similar project its will be helpfull...actually think about that if u have a clear guide almost everything is possible
21:07 shimi btw rue whats the biggest range type of control waves for controlling robots?
21:07 rue_mohr range type?
21:08 rue_mohr you can get servovalves that have 48"gullets
21:08 shimi and whats the range in meters or feets?
21:14 shimi does someone knows a good robotics forum except societyofrobots.com?
21:19 rue_mohr here
21:21 shimi ok thx rue i will get back with a semi plane and as more info as i can collect
23:17 pipalo Wow what a monopoly there is one admin! no halfops no voices!
23:18 Tom_itx do you see a need?
23:18 pipalo haha, not really. I wasn't that serious.
23:22 pipalo can anyone recommand some cheap SBC to run linux and vary simple Photoprocessing ?
23:22 pipalo s/Photoprocessing/Imageprocessing
23:23 pipalo !help
23:23 Tom_itx http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7200
23:23 Tom_itx or the 7600?
23:23 Tom_itx i think
23:24 Tom_itx 7800
23:26 pipalo 7800 looks good !
23:27 pipalo a bit expensive though.
23:44 rue_mohr left quick
23:46 Tom_itx yeah, i'm fading quick here too
23:48 ome here is kind dead, everyone leaves :|
23:56 rue_mohr someone ha to ask soemthing
23:58 ome anyone used the beagletouch ?
23:58 ome seems rad! I need to get my hands on that thingy !
23:58 home wtf
23:59 ome http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/BB-BT/BeagleTouch