Low-Cost Video Chat Robot

Combining a cheap netbook and an iRobot Create, you can create your own video chat robot for around $500 that lets you move around distant places as if you were walking around. These are sometimes known as telepresence robots and cost several thousand dollars.

More information about this project and links to download the software can be found at:
http://procrastineering.blogspot.com/2011/02/low-cost-video-chat-robot.html

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hi my name is Johnny Lee and in this

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hi my name is Johnny Lee and in this
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video I'm going to show you how to

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video I'm going to show you how to
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robot video chatting with programs like

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robot video chatting with programs like
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Skype are really great for keeping in

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Skype are really great for keeping in
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touch with people that might be far away

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touch with people that might be far away
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but one of the problems is that if they

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but one of the problems is that if they
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move around too much or get up and walk

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move around too much or get up and walk
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away you're kind of just stuck there

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away you're kind of just stuck there
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waiting for them to come back you can't

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waiting for them to come back you can't
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turn the camera or move around so what a

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turn the camera or move around so what a
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video chat robot does is allow you to

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video chat robot does is allow you to
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actually control the camera and drive

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actually control the camera and drive
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around as if you're walking around the

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around as if you're walking around the
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other side so these are sometimes called

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other side so these are sometimes called
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telepresence robots and sometimes cost

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telepresence robots and sometimes cost
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thousands of dollars so what I'm going

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thousands of dollars so what I'm going
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to show you is how to make one for

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to show you is how to make one for
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$500 there are two main Hardware pieces

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$500 there are two main Hardware pieces
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to this project the first is the iroot

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to this project the first is the iroot
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create which is a relatively inexpensive

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create which is a relatively inexpensive
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educational robot robot that you can buy

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educational robot robot that you can buy
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$250 and that includes the rechargeable

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$250 and that includes the rechargeable
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battery and the charger what this does

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battery and the charger what this does
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is allows you to drive around the house

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is allows you to drive around the house
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a little bit like the Roomba vacuum

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a little bit like the Roomba vacuum
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cleaner just without the vacuum part now

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cleaner just without the vacuum part now
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the second part is of course the netbook

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the second part is of course the netbook
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that's on top now any Netbook that you

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that's on top now any Netbook that you
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have that can do video chat will work
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for this project and this is one I
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$250 you can also see in my setup I've
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made a stand to prop the laptop up so
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it's about seated height now this is of
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course optional you can put the netbook

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course optional you can put the netbook
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will work just fine but if you really
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something adequate with a few pieces of
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the base using a USB serial cable that
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goes directly to the robot which sends
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commands to the motors this is a cable
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you can buy on the iRobot website you
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can also see that I put the AC power
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adapters in this Bay and connected it to

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adapters in this Bay and connected it to
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this extension cable so I can charge

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this extension cable so I can charge
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both the robot and the Netbook using one

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both the robot and the Netbook using one
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connection for software I'm using Skype

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connection for software I'm using Skype
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for the video chat and then the second

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for the video chat and then the second
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piece of software that I wrote that

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piece of software that I wrote that
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allows me to send or receive Drive

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allows me to send or receive Drive
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commands over the network for the robot

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commands over the network for the robot
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this is what allows me to do the remote

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this is what allows me to do the remote
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control capability you can also see I

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control capability you can also see I
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put a wide angle lens on the netbook
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camera so I have a bigger field of view

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camera so I have a bigger field of view
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to see more of the room on the other

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to see more of the room on the other
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side once I have the software running on

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side once I have the software running on
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the netbook and the software running on

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the netbook and the software running on
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my laptop talking to each other I can

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my laptop talking to each other I can
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use my keyboard right here to dry the

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use my keyboard right here to dry the
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room one unfortunate thing about having

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room one unfortunate thing about having
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to use an extension cable to charge the

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to use an extension cable to charge the
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robot and the netbook is that you're

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robot and the netbook is that you're
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going to have to have someone on the

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other side help unplug or plug you in

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other side help unplug or plug you in
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every time you want to stop or start

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every time you want to stop or start
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using the robot on the other hand I made

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using the robot on the other hand I made
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a modification to my charging base that

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a modification to my charging base that
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allows ows me to dock the robot and self

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charge it whenever I want and also

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charge it whenever I want and also
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help to dock the robot for self-charging

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help to dock the robot for self-charging
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I simply hit this dock button in the

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I simply hit this dock button in the
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software which will use the iroot

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to regain control of the robot I simply

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to regain control of the robot I simply
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click on keyboard control and now I can
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of Netbook that you get and of course a

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of Netbook that you get and of course a
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bad network connection is going to

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affect how well you can drive but if you

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affect how well you can drive but if you
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information on my website about

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information on my website about
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well as modifications I did to the

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docking station so that it would charge

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docking station so that it would charge
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both the robot and the netbook thanks
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