December 1st, 2009 by alephnaught
Spykee, the spy robot, by Meccano
I got a Spykee robot kit from http://www.woot.com on sale; I had some time recently so I assembled the robot.
The kit comes in a square box about a foot on each side; inside are lots of small parts including screws and the tools required to assemble a robot. I choose to assemble the default robot with a head and arms. I would suggest this kit for a teenager or older – the small parts and careful review of the manual required to assemble it correctly might be difficult for a younger child.
Assembly went well, and in about 3 hours over 3 days I had a robot.
The Spykee is a wireless access point, so to use it you need to install software on your computer, then connect to the robot’s access point – I had to disconnect all my network connections on my Mac to access the robot’s “network.” Once I did I could configure the robot to connect to my wireless network, and so now I can run the robot around the house from my laptop. The “head” has a video camera and a microphone, so you can record video and take pictures with a “robots-eye-view.” There’s also a speaker in the base, so you can talk to people the robot visits.
Here is a video of the robot including the sounds it can make:
And here is a video taken by the robot:
Two pictures taken by the robot:
And two pages of the manual:
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+Bob Hays
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9:44 am on August 18th, 2010
i think that PIC Micro would also be releasing a robot kit or something'”,
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11:01 am on October 5th, 2010
i always buy my robot kits online from a reputable store’:,
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9:24 am on November 9th, 2010
yeah there are lots of Robot kits on e-bay but i always prefer to use the ones made by LEGO ;;
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7:05 am on January 12th, 2012
Yesterday, while I was at work, my sister stole my iphone and tested to see if it can survive a thirty foot drop, just so she can be a youtube sensation. My iPad is now destroyed and she has 83 views. I know this is entirely off topic but I had to share it with someone!
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