Help with linking OI and RC over Internet....

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday

That's already built into the RC firmware. However, driving a robot which is not in direct view of the OI sounds really dangerous to me. If you're driving it out of range of the standard radio modems then it's probably too far away to be safe.

Yes, but the connection from the host computer to the robot would not be broken. The connection from the client to host computer over the internet would. The robot would still think the OI is present, even if it was giving garbage data. It may not be very probable, but this system is just an injury waiting to happen.

This all goes to prove a very good point. If there's people or valuables around, and you cant see the robot, don't drive it!