The netbook, for the size and the weight content, are suitable to be used in various ways. There are those who thought of using an Acer Aspire One (AA1) to build a small robot .
The project might seem complicated, but in fact it takes only three wheels, two electric motors, and a Diecimila , an open source USB controller designed in Italy, which costs about 20 €.
Mix everything with a little 'of lines of code and you will get your Wall-e or yourrobot for telepresence .
Something about this Acer Aspire One with wheels just looks so... right. After suiting up the laptop with a tiny motor, some "crazy" wheels and an Arduino Diecimila, the crafty DIY-er wrote a bit of code that commands the unit to perform simple movements like turn left, turn right, move forward, and pause, while transmitting some breathtaking video of its travels back to a different computer via WiFi. The unit doesn't do reverse yet, nor can it pop wheelies -- after all, it's no Rovio -- though the wishlist of possible improvements is fairly uh... impressive. Check the video (not the Acer-transmitted one) after the break, though we have to give you fair warning: the robot steamrolls a cat near the end
After the jump, the video of the robot in action.
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