Comments for Tony Thompson http://tony.thompson.name Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:58:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on DemoCamp Guelph Success! by shiftMode » Blog Archive » Demo Tips http://tony.thompson.name/2010/02/democamp-guelph-success/comment-page-1/#comment-759 shiftMode » Blog Archive » Demo Tips Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:58:40 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=535#comment-759 [...] great tips from DemoCampGuelph12’s Crowie award winner Tony [...] [...] great tips from DemoCampGuelph12’s Crowie award winner Tony [...]

]]> Comment on Valentines Day Card 2010 by Tony http://tony.thompson.name/2010/02/valentines-card/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Tony Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:02 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=574#comment-758 That sounds like fun. I'll have to think a little bit about the curriculum. I'm designing something similar for another group, so it shouldn't be too hard to expand the scope a little. That sounds like fun.

I’ll have to think a little bit about the curriculum. I’m designing something similar for another group, so it shouldn’t be too hard to expand the scope a little.

]]> Comment on Valentines Day Card 2010 by Eddie Ma http://tony.thompson.name/2010/02/valentines-card/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Eddie Ma Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:15:24 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=574#comment-757 If I got a group together, would you be willing to run a one-session crash course "Introductory Robotics for Fun and Profit" to coincide with the first semester of summer? An ideal curriculum would be the essence of "Valentines Day Card 2010", "Tone-O-Meter", "Little Robots" and perhaps "Gr8 Designs for Gr8 Girls" (since it contains proprietary parts). Additionally, I know an electrical engineer here if you'd be happy to collaborate. We can discuss pricing and logistics over e-mail if you're interested. If I got a group together, would you be willing to run a one-session crash course “Introductory Robotics for Fun and Profit” to coincide with the first semester of summer?

An ideal curriculum would be the essence of “Valentines Day Card 2010″, “Tone-O-Meter”, “Little Robots” and perhaps “Gr8 Designs for Gr8 Girls” (since it contains proprietary parts).

Additionally, I know an electrical engineer here if you’d be happy to collaborate.

We can discuss pricing and logistics over e-mail if you’re interested.

]]> Comment on Valentines Day Card 2010 by AVR Micro http://tony.thompson.name/2010/02/valentines-card/comment-page-1/#comment-746 AVR Micro Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:21:37 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=574#comment-746 Nice project but a little late for this year :( Nice project but a little late for this year :(

]]> Comment on This Weekend’s Project. by Tony Thompson · Valentines Day Card 2010 http://tony.thompson.name/2010/02/blinky/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Tony Thompson · Valentines Day Card 2010 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:03:33 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=546#comment-745 [...] year I decided to raise my game a little, or at least incorporate another hobby. As I mentioned earlier, this is a blinky sign. It has an 8×8 LED matrix and an Atmel ATmega48 on board, as well as a [...] [...] year I decided to raise my game a little, or at least incorporate another hobby. As I mentioned earlier, this is a blinky sign. It has an 8×8 LED matrix and an Atmel ATmega48 on board, as well as a [...]

]]> Comment on Little Robots — Hardware by RoboFred http://tony.thompson.name/2010/01/little-robots-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-744 RoboFred Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:54:25 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=495#comment-744 Tony, Have you seen OptoGroover? A very similar concept by RoboDynamics (http://robodynamics.com/optogroover) but uses lights instead of an actuator arm. They also have Teddy which has pushbuttons and more expressive. You can see the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWoXEmn-y4A&feature=player_embedded Tony,
Have you seen OptoGroover?
A very similar concept by RoboDynamics (http://robodynamics.com/optogroover) but uses lights instead of an actuator arm. They also have Teddy which has pushbuttons and more expressive. You can see the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWoXEmn-y4A&feature=player_embedded

]]> Comment on Little Robots — Firmware by Tony Thompson · Little Robots — Hardware http://tony.thompson.name/2010/02/little-robots-firmware/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Tony Thompson · Little Robots — Hardware Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:45:46 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=552#comment-735 [...] is part one of a three part series: Part two covers the firmware, and part three will cover the [...] [...] is part one of a three part series: Part two covers the firmware, and part three will cover the [...]

]]> Comment on Little Robots — Hardware by Tony Thompson · Little Robots — Firmware http://tony.thompson.name/2010/01/little-robots-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Tony Thompson · Little Robots — Firmware Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:39:27 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=495#comment-734 [...] is part two of a series.  Part one covered the hardware build.  Part three will cover the python based host [...] [...] is part two of a series.  Part one covered the hardware build.  Part three will cover the python based host [...]

]]> Comment on Little Robots — Hardware by Tony Thompson · DemoCamp Guelph Success! http://tony.thompson.name/2010/01/little-robots-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Tony Thompson · DemoCamp Guelph Success! Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:25:14 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=495#comment-672 [...] week I presented my little robots at DemoCamp Guelph. And to my surprise, I took home the much coveted Crowie award for best [...] [...] week I presented my little robots at DemoCamp Guelph. And to my surprise, I took home the much coveted Crowie award for best [...]

]]> Comment on Little Robots — Hardware by rtraction » Blog Archive » DemoCampGuelph http://tony.thompson.name/2010/01/little-robots-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-581 rtraction » Blog Archive » DemoCampGuelph Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:49:10 +0000 http://www.tony.thompson.name/?p=495#comment-581 [...] Little Robots (twitter: @tonious) This was a very interesting demo, though very hard to see in the packed room. He addressed the basic issue of subtle communication between individuals. The developer built two little robots, one for his fiancé and another for himself. By pushing the belly-button on his robot, his fiancé’s robot waves at her, and vice-versa. Very cool. But since I know little about hardware, I’ll stick with text messaging my girlfriend for now. [...] [...] Little Robots (twitter: @tonious) This was a very interesting demo, though very hard to see in the packed room. He addressed the basic issue of subtle communication between individuals. The developer built two little robots, one for his fiancé and another for himself. By pushing the belly-button on his robot, his fiancé’s robot waves at her, and vice-versa. Very cool. But since I know little about hardware, I’ll stick with text messaging my girlfriend for now. [...]

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