This ain’t my CUFP, but I just saw this on IRC and thought people who enjoy it: Roomba Tilt Control with MacBook & Perl.

This project shows you how to use the built-in tilt sensors of the MacBook to control a Roomba. Since Perl hasn’t been used to program a Roomba yet, it seemed like a fun task to show that it could be done (and pretty easily too).

There's a video clip, and source code is available, too.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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Re: Roomba Tilt Control with MacBook & Perl
by tbone1 (Monsignor) on Dec 21, 2006 at 19:21 UTC
    Yes, I just saw this! My wife and I were so impressed with this, it swayed our decision to get the Roomba as a family Christmas gift. As if chasing the beagle wasn't going to be enough reason, but hey, ...

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