Charlie Sorrel
Gear

Roomba Sommelier: Impress the Laydeez with your Hacking Skills

More sophisticated than a beer launching refrigerator, Chris Myers' wine carrying robot is built on a half dead Roomba scored from Craigslist for $30. He stripped out the vacuuming parts and installed a BlueTooth module for remote cellphone control.
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WinerunbestsmWhat's a hardware hacker to do after a long day at the robot wars? Come home to a nice, relaxing glass of wine, of course.

More sophisticated than a beer launching refrigerator, Chris Myers' wine carrying robot is built on a half dead Roomba scored from Craigslist for $30. He stripped out the vacuuming parts and installed a BlueTooth module for remote cellphone control.

Soon after, the same 'bot was pressed into some more serious action. It gained an Airsoft pellet gun, a camera and a laser site for some real remote cat-stalking. Catch some more pics and a video after the break.

Project page [IsoBots via Street Tech]

Front+Threeq+Left+72

Top+View+Angle+Angle+72

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgfLLWjYp4s