Neuro spaghetti

This is a first prototype of a secubot that monitor my room: it controls with its ultra sound sensor if the door has been opened and sends an sms to my mobile phone.
The first version works like that:

lego nxt turtle [sensors and filters] <—- bluetooth —–> python nxt interface —-> sms gateway

The firmware is the original lego and the connection is managed by python nxt libraries and it works perfectly on linux/ubuntu (for more details on the installation just go here).
The distance sensor output is  filtered to avoid false alarms (it’s basically a 4th order band pass FIR filter).
The second version I’m working on is made like this:
lego nxt turtle | nxc program bluetooth interface< —-> bluetooth <—> mobile phone java application

the mobile phone is inside the turtle and so you don’t need internet to send sms notifications.

The is sentinel-cvs extracted from my CVS which I will set up later on.

P.S.
I used intellisoftware sms gateway but you can use your own sms gateway, if you want an account to my quebby messanger system drop me a comment.

Joint Research Institute (JRI) in Electronics, Communications and Power Systems:

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities

“The Glasgow Research Partnership in Engineering (GRP-E) is a major programme of investment in collaborative research involving the Scottish Funding Council and the four universities in the West of Scotland. The GRP-E in Engineering aims to build world class research capability under three Joint Research Institutes (JRI), one of which is the JRI in Electronics, Communications and Power Systems.”

Poster in A1 format for GRPe conference

portrait poster for GRPe

I made a question to myself: what kind of sectors in robotic are profitable nowadays for a researchers?
I came up with the following list:

• classical robot industry: assembly on production chains and heavy work assitance
• remote controlled application (UV=unmanned vehicle):
  • UV for the army: spy drones
  • UV for oil pipe inspecction
  • UV for space application: exploration and repairment
• house surveillance and security
• domotic: cleaning and assistance (i.e. food and medicine)
• hobbyst: the well know robotic kits, the most popular is the lego kit
• entartainment: animatronics and android like agents