On Sat, 9 Dec 2006, Brad Fuller wrote:
> michael@email-addr-hidden wrote:
>
>> I've joined the squeakland mailing list and hope to learn more from the
>> conversations there, and of course experimenting with squeak as well.
>>
>> I'm particularly interested in working with kids to build mechanisms using
>> motors and relays, controlling them via computer, and integrating with
>> images
>> and/or sounds on the computer. I'm pretty happy with my hardware interface
>> and
>> construction methods (foam core, hot glue, motors from solarbotics,
>> objects
>> removed from discarded electronic equipment, which the kids help take
>> apart,
>> etc.) but I've been searching for an easy-to-use, free, Linux supported
>> multimedia environment that would support this. Squeak might be exactly
>> what
>> I've been looking for. Would you have any final thoughts on where I might
>> look
>> next in researching how squeak can help me here, or find others doing this
>> sort
>> of work with squeak?
>>
>> Thanks again for all your advice,
>> Michael
>>
>
> Hmm... several people do work with squeak and robots, gumstix, etc.
>
> Jon Hylands has done some work with robots and squeak.
> http://www.huv.com/jon/
Ah yes. I thought the name was familiar. He and his brother Dave are quite
prolific in the robotic community, and extremely helpful.
> Stéphane Ducasse wrote a book about "virtual" robots. Might be helpful
> http://smallwiki.unibe.ch/botsinc
>
>
> I would search through the squeak-dev list for what you are looking for:
> squeakbot site:lists.squeakfoundation.org
> robots site:lists.squeakfoundation.org
>
> there's a lot there.
Excellent. Thanks. I'll report on progress.
Michael
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