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Update #12: Emotiv EEG version finished. Please contact me if you have an EPOC headset
I just finished the Emotiv EPOC EEG headset interface. It is undergoing primary testing at Emotiv now and once the rough stuff is worked out, I would like those of you with the headset to participate. Here is the official training video for the software:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJmmALcH6mU
This system is suitable for the severely disabled as long as they have reasonable head movement and can blink their eyes. As long as they have a headset and a Windows PC, then that is all they need to operate a Rovio telepresence robot at home or half way across the world. It's also a great alternative interface for able bodied folk that want a unique way to extend their eyes and ears over the Web.
If you have an Emotiv EPOC please send me an E-mail. You won't need a Rovio robot because I will set up a time so you can drive mine remotely.
Thanks again for your participation. Without it, this system would not exist today!
Sincerely,
Robert
Update #11: Debug Report Tool is ready and note to Emotiv EPOC/Rovio owners
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Update #10: Alpha release, Emotiv EPOC support, and private mailing list (2nd notice)
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Update #8: Happy New year and important update
Happy New Year everyone!
Things have been silent up until now because there was not much else for me to do but write code furiously until I got close to a prototype. Well that happened yesterday and today I had the time to evaluate what I have so far. I'm running a bit behind schedule, but I do have a core prototype that has the basic functions but not the Pro functions. In other words you can connect via Skype remotely, drive the robot around, watch the robot's video stream, and hear full audio in both directions (listening and talking), including brightness and contrast adjustments on the video stream. In other words, the important stuff.
I really need to spend a solid week getting rid of some nasty bugs in the system and adding some necessary polish, but on January 10 I'll be making my first release to the project backers. Please watch your E-mail inbox around that time for information on obtaining the release. Until then, thanks again for everything and I look forward to working with you and your Rovios.
Sincerely,
Robert
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90 days access to the private support forum normally reserved for Robodance Pro level users. This is a good pledge amount for those who are just interested in moving the completion of the free version along.
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This reward level gets everything the $10 level does plus a 10 minute telepresence tour. You will be given a time slot where you can connect to one of my Rovio robots using the free version of Robodance and spend some quality time exploring my robot room while getting a real live taste of the thrill that mobile telepresence robotics provides. You saw several of my robots in my robot room during the project video.
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A full fledged copy of Robodance Pro 5 with six months access to the private support forum reserved for paid users. That's less than half the estimated retail price.
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This reward level gets everything the $20 reward level gets plus a 20 minute telepresence tour of my robot room. It is meant for those people that own or are going to buy an Emotiv EPOC EEG headset and want to see what it is like to drive a Rovio using only facial gestures and head movements before they get one of their own, or just to experience the thrill of mobile telepresence robotics. Using the Pro version of Robodance, which you get as part of your pledge, you will be assigned a time slot when you can dial into one of my Rovio robots and explore my robot room, interacting with some of the crazy robots you saw in my project video.
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Everything the $20 pledge reward gets plus a 30 second YouTube video with my robots delivering a greeting, singing Happy Birthday or a fun Holiday message, or any other message you desire as long as it is positive in nature and not harmful or offensive. One exception, Pleo the baby dinosaur is not available since I have to do special complex scripting to animate the mouth. Check out my YouTube channel (roschler) to see samples of my funny robot videos.
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Patron Saint Reward. Everything the $20 pledge reward gets plus a full 2 minute video *with* a custom song written just for you with my robots or myself singing the song. Pleo the baby dinosaur robot *is* available for this reward level along with all my other robots. Look for "The Plunchkins" on YouTube to see how much fun Pleo can be in a custom video. If you want a serious song, perhaps one to serenade that special someone, and want a preview of how it might sound, listen to the song in the video since I wrote and sang it.
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I will spend a full 2 weeks of my time tuning the software's interface portion for the Emotiv EPOC EEG headset to suit your preferences or the needs of a loved one and provide personal support via Skype as required. The only caveat is that the changes requested to the software be feasible within the constraints of the hardware and software involved.
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I am a programmer with a passion for robots, androids, and mobile computing. My main focus is on artificial intelligence and how it can be used to enhance robots and social interactions too. I'm a hobbyist musician and sound effects guy and I love making tech demonstration videos and funny parody videos.
Congratulations on completing your project! Have you seen this brain scanning device from MIT? I thought the science might interest you since it interfaces with robots (from gizmag):
http://www.gizmag.com/brainput-wearable-brain-scanner/22538/