Todd Sampson

While trying to get in on the @aragonproject ICO today, I noticed the first transaction I submitted was taking longer than usual so I did a quick screen capture. A few minutes later the transacti...

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(via EHANG 184 Launch Video from CES2016 - YouTube )

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Pretty amazing watching 100 drones synchronized in flight.

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Disney’s wall climbing robot car is pretty amazing.

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Took a break from building robots to do a bit of surfing yesterday.  I think the video turned out pretty well considering I’m new to Final Cut Pro X.

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If you are running through any of my previous tutorials on ROS and Docker using the experimental networking feature, you should know that networking is no longer experimental.  It has been relea...

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It my last post  we setup a usb camera to work as a ROS sensor inside a Docker container.  Now let’s get the image stream from that webcam displaying in ROS’s image_view via the image_pipel...

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In my last post I showed how to get ROS working under Docker using a simple talker & listener example.  Using this method will work for most ROS packages that provide publisher & subscriber fun...

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When I first saw Docker, it was love at first sight.  Adding network-effects, both human and tech, to Linux containers made so much sense.  Packaged, distributed processing units can finally jo...

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A quick demo video of hand tracking I just got working under Linux and ROS.  I know I’m a total geek, but I find this incredibly cool.

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More pieces of the ROS motion tracking system I’m building: 3D printed Leap Motion and Structure Sensor mounting brackets from Thingiverse

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In order to test out the motion/force/flex sensing glove I have been working on integrating with ROS , I need a few robotic grippers.  (Think hands for robots.)  As always, I’m starting with...

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Man, what a great week. Some cool weather has finally made it to Florida! I managed to get up at 3am yesterday and today to watch all of the ROSCON 2015 talks.  Fantastic info.  Feels like ...

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My little helper showing off motion tracking visualization in ROS while HR-OS1 looks on.

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It’s alive!  Motion Tracking Glove Mk 1 is sending data.

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First prototype of a tracking glove for motion, touch (force) and flex is almost finished.

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(via Star Wars The Force Awakens BB-8 Toy Teardown - YouTube )

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“I’m thinking about the obsolete and the new.” - Jimi Hendrix

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(via Introduction to Deep Learning with Python - YouTube )

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Protocube Simplifies 3D Printing of Facesets for Stop Animation With 7-Steps Workflow

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