bluetooth roomba phone remote

Posted Sep 13th 2006 5:10AM by Will O'Brien
Filed under: robots hacks, wireless hacks

He's pimping his book a bit, but Tod sent in his hack for controlling his bluetooth roomba with a bluetooth phone. He released the bluetooth interface hack Now he''s whipped up a phone application that lets him fully control the roomba via bluetooth.

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Posted at 5:56PM on Sep 13th 2006 by Amyn

2. Pretty cool. i just wish my motorola a630 had more than just basic bluetooth services...

Posted at 5:59PM on Sep 13th 2006 by Cyrus

3. now it needs an arm to fetch a beer.

Posted at 6:07PM on Sep 13th 2006 by bird603568

4. interesting hack... makes me wonder - does anyone use the roomba to vacuum anymore? If I had one - I sure wouldn't :P I'd probably put some big wheels on it just for the novelty of being able to vacuum the front lawn...

Posted at 6:45PM on Sep 13th 2006 by trebuchet03

5. Next up: Chicken ipod mouse tire!

Posted at 10:58PM on Sep 13th 2006 by Crash

6. Could you Mod a roomba to mow the front yard? of course it wouldn't really be a roomba anymore....

Posted at 10:27PM on Sep 14th 2006 by AMP

7. Gotta love roomba hacks and I hope to see more of these.

Sean

Posted at 12:57AM on Sep 15th 2006 by Sean

8. load of rubbish next hack plz

Posted at 10:55AM on Sep 15th 2006 by inspector gadget

9. how do i get software for bluejacking?

Posted at 9:53AM on Sep 16th 2006 by wayne

10. how do i get bluejacking sofeware?

Posted at 12:56PM on Sep 18th 2006 by wayne

11. I still use my roomba for vacuuming :-)

I was hoping this hack would make my roomba bring me my phone when I left it somehere

Posted at 8:38PM on Sep 18th 2006 by Wim L

12. plz hack this id:signal_m2004@yahoo.com. thanks

Posted at 3:07AM on Oct 29th 2006 by mohammad

13. I can do that with my remote and i dont even have to hack anything it just works with the volume buttons.

Posted at 4:38PM on Dec 3rd 2006 by Blaine

14. And guys there is a "roomba" that mows the lawn you can buy one.

Posted at 4:39PM on Dec 3rd 2006 by Blaine

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