Andrew PiñeiroXiaofeng Zhu

Mentor: Dr. J. Zalewski

Introduction of Coroware Company

A robotics company based out of Kirkland, WA Produces the CoroBot and Explorer robots Caters to robotics hobbyists and education

Description of CoroBot 2 operating systems Windows 7 Ubuntu Linux

Description of CoroBot A four-wheeled robot that comes with: 2 infrared sensors (front and back) 2 bumpers (front and back) 1 webcam 1 robotic arm (optional) 1 Microsoft Kinect (optional)

Detail Picture

1. WiFi antenna connection 2. Keyboard (purple) 3. VGA monitor connection 4. Audio: Optical SPDIF output 5. Blue-Tooth device 6. Ethernet jack 7. Audio: Stereo out (left stereo) 8. Audio: Line in (blue)

9. Audio: Line out (green) 10. Power jack 11. USB ports 12. HDMI monitor connection 13. USB ports 14. USB ports 15. Audio: Stereo out (right stereo) 16. Audio: Microphone (pink)

Function and GoalsWe are the first team working on CoroBotConnect to and use all of the CoroBot’s devices on Win7 and Ubuntu Linux Such as: Front Camera; Bumper; IR sensor; Kinect; Battery

Drive CoroBot remotely

IDE: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

MRDS Services Control Panel

A Brief introduction about Kinect and Depth image

The depth image is similar to the normal color images we’re used to seeing all the time that reaches the camera , it records the distance of the objects in front of it.

Depth image (left) Normal picture (right)

What we can do with it ?Local & Remote Control in Windows 7

What we can do with it ?Local and Remote Control in Linux