View Full Version : Teleoperate my home project...
ChrisSanborn
08-06-2007, 10:36
This is a project I have spent some time on while avoiding work.
Check it out at http:\\www.teleoperated.com
I flipped the forklift :(
This is a really cool project though, wish I had time to work on something like it. Whats it for?
EDIT: "Out to lunch" now... :/
Alex Cormier
08-06-2007, 13:36
o!o!o! come back from lunch, i wanna play with it! :p
ChrisSanborn
08-06-2007, 15:04
It is just for fun.
I have a windows socket that is temperamental and keeps crashing the connection to the net. I will have it back online soon.
Chris
From what I can see it looks cool, the pictures make one wonder how it works. I will have to check back often to see when its working again.
-mike
Grant Cox
08-06-2007, 18:20
I played with it for like 10 minutes earlier today, this is seriously one of the awesomest things I've ever found on the internets. Now whenever I try it says that it's too busy with other users or "currently unavailable" as a result of that socket :(
EHaskins
08-06-2007, 18:42
It is just for fun.
I have a windows socket that is temperamental and keeps crashing the connection to the net. I will have it back online soon.
Chris
I've been checking it since about 12:30, but it always says:
Sorry, the Robot is currently Unavailable.
Robot Last Reported Online 08-Jun-07 12:11 PM
Please fix it, I want to play with the truck.:(
ChrisSanborn
08-06-2007, 19:47
back online now, i will take a closer look at the windows socket code. ( I think the socket itself my have a memory leak)
Enjoy.
Chris
Dan Richardson
08-06-2007, 20:39
That was the most fun I've ever had on a website lol. sorry about the forklift tho! I could never get the dump truck to work, and the labels are kind of different it says forklift and I drive the dump truck and it says dump truck and i drive the forklift.
whytheheckme
08-06-2007, 21:55
Yeah, when I started I saw a hand move out of view. Then I drove around the 'dumptruck' (really the forklift) for a while, until I got it tangled with the dumptruck. Then I got the arm to pick up the ball. Was very entertaining.
Great work!
Jacob
sanddrag
09-06-2007, 02:02
It would appear the vehicles are shut off for the night eh? Anyhow, this looks very neat. I'll have to check back.
EHaskins
09-06-2007, 14:55
Somebody tipped the truck, and the forklift won't move.
Really interesting project. Good work.
Pavan Dave
09-06-2007, 17:43
Chris has had it up for ever...I was hoping he'd never post it lol. It is one of the funnest websites ever...Get a friend on one side and you on the other and try to tip each other over...We did that at robotics post ship and it is a great way to bond.
Good work Chris... Don't forget about my computer...
whytheheckme
09-06-2007, 17:51
Yeah, I think the batteries in both vehicles are dead. The lights don't even come on when you go to control them.
The arm still works thought (and well!)
Jacob
Alex Cormier
09-06-2007, 17:57
Yeah, I think the batteries in both vehicles are dead. The lights don't even come on when you go to control them.
The arm still works thought (and well!)
Jacob
haha, i was playing with someone else earlier, that was a lot of fun!
ChrisSanborn
22-06-2007, 10:38
My socket code appears very stable now and I bought some more rechargables for them both.
The more people get on the better I know my software is stable.
Enjoy,
Chris
Grant Cox
22-06-2007, 10:47
I love this thing :D played with it a little bit this morning, picked up some stuff, carried it, etc lol. Although the forklift doesn't seem to be going down, there are no problems with bots not working or switching or whatever.
Have you thought about posting this to Engadget or any other tech blogs like that to get more traffic?
Alex Cormier
22-06-2007, 10:48
My socket code appears very stable now and I bought some more rechargables for them both.
The more people get on the better I know my software is stable.
Enjoy,
Chris
looks good.
there is still something in the forklift not allowing it to go down all the way. i wonder how that got in there...;)
Schnabel
22-06-2007, 10:53
When ever I try to get on, I can load the applet on the right, but the applet on the left just keeps the java logo on it.
EDIT: I got the applet to load, but now I keep getting "Error: Could not open socket"
ChrisSanborn
22-06-2007, 11:09
Ok, the socket died again.
It only appears to fail when I get a lot of traffic, so I need to do some more testing before I post it anywhere else.
I will let you know when it is back and I can have some more help testing.
Thanks,
Chris
CraigHickman
22-06-2007, 14:46
Just tried it, and it's awesome!
I almost flipped the forklift in my attempt to flip the truck... And I think the truck may have dead batteries.
This is awesome!
ChrisSanborn
22-06-2007, 15:33
I added an additional fix on the socket code at lunch, so try and hammer on it some. PM me if you have any socket errors reported, this would help me a lot.
If too many people hit at once the website will say it is busy; this is not an error.
Thanks guys,
Chris
Alex Cormier
22-06-2007, 15:38
I added an additional fix on the socket code at lunch, so try and hammer on it some. PM me if you have any socket errors reported, this would help me a lot.
If too many people hit at once the website will say it is busy; this is not an error.
Thanks guys,
Chris
Is this in like your bedroom or something?
I just flipped the lift and craig helped me get up right with the truck. was fun to watch.
Travis Hoffman
22-06-2007, 15:46
I think the dump truck is tired - it's lying on its side taking a nap.
Alex Cormier
22-06-2007, 15:47
I think the dump truck is tired - it's lying on its side taking a nap.
haha. i tipped it over. :p
ChrisSanborn
22-06-2007, 15:49
Is this in like your bedroom or something?
I just flipped the lift and craig helped me get up right with the truck. was fun to watch.
It is at my home yes. In my office. So if you do flip it and can not right it with another vehicle, then you have to wait for me to get home and set them up again.
The forklift earlier did have a red ball stuck under the four bar linkage, so I pulled that out.
Enjoy,
Chris
JBotAlan
22-06-2007, 19:24
Why are the vehicles sometimes unresponsive to commands? Like, on the dump truck I press Right, and nothing happens. Is my WiFi flaking out, or is it something on your end (or have you not seen behavior like that)?
Otherwise, sweet project. I was bummed though; I was hoping the arm interacts with the field. Oh well.
How do you interface from the server to the control pads for these? I've seen this system before, but I don't remember anything about computer control being integrated. Custom circuit? What language is the server-side program written in?
Keep it up; this is so cool!
JBot
EDIT: Sorry, I think I knocked some stuff off on the floor. Oops.
Grant Cox
23-06-2007, 00:02
Why are the vehicles sometimes unresponsive to commands? Like, on the dump truck I press Right, and nothing happens. Is my WiFi flaking out, or is it something on your end (or have you not seen behavior like that)?
That happens to me too on occasion. I just switch over to the other vehicle, or refresh/come back later.
Pavan Dave
16-01-2008, 23:54
Does anybody still play TeleOperated? There was a spike when this was first posted when CD members would drain the batteries in a day or two as opposed to the weeks on end they used to last, but I wonder if people have had fun with this at school or anything since?
Does anybody still play TeleOperated? There was a spike when this was first posted when CD members would drain the batteries in a day or two as opposed to the weeks on end they used to last, but I wonder if people have had fun with this at school or anything since?
I want to play now...
-vivek
synth3tk
18-01-2008, 20:15
Same here. It appears to have been online around 4:00pm EST today.
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