wraggster
May 22nd, 2008, 01:52
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/05/wiimote-robotic-arm-05-21-0.jpg
Sure, it's been done before, but that doesn't make the idea of a robotic arm controlled by a Wiimote any less exciting, especially when the arm is actually responsive. That feat is aided considerably by the fact that this latest setup was developed by an engineer from National Instruments, who made use of some of the company's LabVIEW hardware and a specially-designed Bluetooth adapter to control the arm at the flick of a wrist (or using the Wiimote's buttons). Check it out in action in the video after the break -- don't worry, no one gets hurt.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wiimote-used-to-control-robotic-arm-effectively-this-time/
Sure, it's been done before, but that doesn't make the idea of a robotic arm controlled by a Wiimote any less exciting, especially when the arm is actually responsive. That feat is aided considerably by the fact that this latest setup was developed by an engineer from National Instruments, who made use of some of the company's LabVIEW hardware and a specially-designed Bluetooth adapter to control the arm at the flick of a wrist (or using the Wiimote's buttons). Check it out in action in the video after the break -- don't worry, no one gets hurt.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wiimote-used-to-control-robotic-arm-effectively-this-time/