This is what happens when you have way too much free time and a love of 80's video games. We like the idea of hacked roombas so not only will they clean your floors but they will hypnotize you into playing a game with them.
Just the title is enough to give me geek goosebumps, but the video even explains a little bit about the robotics involved. Ah, vacuums hacked to recreate the joys of early gaming. Be still my heart.On a scale of nerdgasm to nergasmatron 9000, where do we rank this, PopWatchers?
If you like classic video games and robots you need to have a look at this Roomba Pac-Man system. At a glance it may look like a fun game where the Roomba cleaners are being controlled by a bunch of remote controls that people are controlling. That low tech scenario could not be further from [...]
thedailywhat:Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Hell Out Of This of the Day: Pac-Man recreated IRL using hacked Roombas linked wirelessly to homebrewed guidance software.
Yes. It is finished. We can shut down NASA, DARPA, all the arts and sciences, and stop trying now. The pinnacle of human achievement has been reached. Robot vacuums have been hacked to play the parts in a real-life game of Pac-Man.Video inside.
Yes. It is finished. We can shut down NASA, DARPA, all the arts and sciences, and stop trying now. The pinnacle of human achievement has been reached. Robot vacuums have been hacked to play the parts in a real-life game of Pac-Man.
Video inside.