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	<title>Hacking Roomba</title>
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	<description>Roomba hacks that don't void the warranty</description>
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		<title>New RoombaComm 0.96, support for new Roombas, bug fixes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Bouchier has kindly spent time and updated the Java RoombaComm library.  Not only did he add support for the newer 5xx series Roombas, but he fixed a lot of bugs, added new features, made things work easier under Windows, and generally cleaned up the mess of code I had created.  
Check out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2009/03/26/new-roombacomm-096-support-for-new-roombas-bug-fixes/</link>
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		<title>iRobot Create Robot Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I did a quick review of the iRobot Create, iRobot&#8217;s robotics hacking-oriented robot that is basically a Roomba in disguise. 
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		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2007/05/17/irobot-create-robot-review/</link>
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		<title>Roomba Hacking at Maker Faire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Come see many of the Roomba hacks on this site and in the book!  Roombas will be singing, dancing, making art and generally making a nuisance of themselves.  

Maker Faire is &#8220;a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It&#8217;s for creative, resourceful folks who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2007/05/17/roomba-hacking-at-maker-faire/</link>
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		<title>JWZ in the future with Roombas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
My favorite snarky hacker / dotcom millionaire / nightclub owner Jamie Zawinkski has a Roomba and recently had some problems with it.  But everything was sorted out because iRobot shipped him an OSMO firmware upgrader to &#8220;fix&#8221; what sounds like a malfunctioning odometer sensor on one of the wheels.
As he says in his blog [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2007/01/17/jwz-in-the-future-with-roombas/</link>
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		<title>Roomba + Wii + Perl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As reported on Slashdot, a hacker named Chris Hughes has used the Roomba Tilt code from this site and the DarwiinRemote software to make a Wiimote controlled Roomba.  So very awesome.
Details and software available at spazout.com/roomba/.
His video demonstrating it working:

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		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2006/12/26/roomba-wii-perl/</link>
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		<title>Roombas Go Caroling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Roomba family was out caroling.  They stopped by and sang a few songs. I caught a few on tape.  I think they were a little tipsy on mulled 30W or something.
 (revver link)
This was a demo of RoombaMidi2, a Mac OS X program to turn your Roomba into a MIDI instrument.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2006/12/21/roombas-go-caroling/</link>
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		<title>Roomba Tilt Control with MacBook &amp; Perl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve got a MacBook and a Roomba, try out this way of using the MacBook’s built-in tilt sensors and Perl to control your Roomba

(revver link)
Full details available on the project page.
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		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2006/12/08/roomba-tilt-control-with-macbook-perl/</link>
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		<title>DIY Robotics with Roomba Holiday Buying Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Roomba is already a standard holiday gift for gadget freaks worldwide.  Get a Roomba for your favorite gadget person and they&#8217;ll thank you.  By itself the Roomba is a mesmerizing device. It&#8217;s fun to watch. And while it can&#8217;t replace a normal vacuum cleaner, it&#8217;s great for ferreting out dust bunnies under [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2006/12/08/diy-robotics-with-roomba-holiday-buying-guide/</link>
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		<title>iRobot Create: Roomba as robotics platform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Engadget has a nice  little article based on FCC docs about how iRobot is coming out with a specially-configured Roomba targeted at the robotics hobbyist.

This is great news.  One of the problems covered in the book in many places is the difficulty in attaching add-ons (non-destructively) to the Roomba.  With the 6-32 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2006/11/29/irobot-create-roomba-as-robotics-platform/</link>
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		<title>Cylon Roomba &#8211; they do exist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With my recent infiltration of the Roomba home world, I was able to capture behind-the-scenes footage of several Roombas as they plan the takeover of humanity.  Kevin and Alex were right in Diggnation #71, this is how the first Cylon war begins.

Behind-the-scenes video:

(revver link, youtube link)
Build your own Cylon Roomba.
Learn about how they work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hackingroomba.com/2006/11/29/cylon-roomba-they-do-exist/</link>
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