It consists of more than parts that has to be assembled to use the robot. This was the mini spy robot can be used as a means to learn robot assembly too.
Here you can see another camera with cmos. It can take 15 images per second in local mode and images per second in remote mode. So, it is possible to take pictures and record videos with the spy robot during the day time as well as the night time. The photos taken by it are off decent quality, they are not crystal clear but good enough to make out what is going on. In addition to this, there are a few video filters too for recording as per the preference.
Yet another amazing specification of this spy robot with camera is that it can be used as a webcam and as a VOIP phone. With this feature you can place a video call. When in this mode, it can act as a spy guard for your home. You can monitor what is happening in your home from anywhere in the world. Further, in this mode the spy robot can take a picture and send it to you by e-mail on detecting a movement. This is only possible when it is connected to the console application. It is yet another user-friendly feature.
You can play MP3 songs on your speedy robot. The MP3 can be hosted on your computer via the Wi-Fi link. The mini spy robot can charge all by itself. Nevertheless, its partially true. It returns to its charging station only if it positioned 1 to 2 meters away. Spykee can be connected with Mac and PC both. You need to install a console application to control the functioning of the robot.
NET framework or Windows Vista. There are few rumors that you can use it on Linux true but how far it is true is still unknown. Further, if you want to use the spy robot in remote mode than you need a fast internet connection speed. The minimum required internet connection speed is Kbps upload and 2Mbps download.
You also need a WiFi access point to control Spykee in the remote mode. The robot has a battery life of sixty minutes, however it again depends on the usage. If you use it playing MP3 or recording videos the battery might discharge a little quickly.
For controlling the robot you can connect it in three different modes: local ad hoc mode, local WiFi mode and remote mode. There is also a android app, to monitor the robot from your smartphone. In the local ad hoc mode, a direct wireless connection is established between the computer and the robot.
For this, your computer must have an internal or external WiFi card. In local wifi mode, the robot is connected to the home wireless network. One feature that I like to see in a robot is said to be implemented in Spykee, but even by Meccano's own admission, it doesn't work quite as claimed. Brochures, press releases and even some reviews, both official and unofficial, claim that the robot can determine when it's battery is low, seek out it's charger and dock itself.
That would be great, but Roomba is the only robot I have ever seen that can actually perform that maneuver successfully. Spykee will dock itself, but only after you have guided him to within a few feet of it's docking base.
Not very autonomous if you ask me. And more than a little misleading. That's another drawback - there is nothing at all autonomous about Spykee.
He is only capable of following commands that you give it. If you tell it to go forward and then somehow you lose your internet connection, you are liable to find that, having continued to follow your 'forward' command blindly, Spykee has run into an object and is now lying flat on his back wheels just a-spinnin'. At the very least I think it should have an object-detection and avoidance system. And the ability to patrol it's surroundings on it's own, perhaps emailing you if anything out of the ordinary is found, would be a fantastic addition to it's somewhat limited repertoire.
You might be asking, 'Are there any advantages to this robot!? One thing that draws me to this robot is the fact that it actually looks like a robot, whereas Rovio looks like a freaking UFO. Another tick in the pro column is the name. Erector is a well-established company with years of customer service to stand behind.
WowWee the makers of Rovio cannot make the same claim. I sent Meccano an email requesting further clarification on the auto-docking claim. The email was bounced back stating that the recipients mailbox was too full. That was enough to make me question my faith in the Erector name. Then, somehow, I received an answer to the question that had been returned to me as undeliverable! Explain that one! Now as for WowWee's customer support, did you know that if you don't buy their robot from one of their 'approved' retailers and they will not tell you who those retailers are then they will not honor the warranty?
Check out this page for more information on that subject. This should cause the Spykee to produce that sound. You can adjust the volume of the sound by adjusting the slider bar left to lower the volume and right to increase it. Sound variable - If you'd like programmatic control to produce a sound specify a variable that will contain a number from 1 to 8 or contain the name of the effect Alarm, Bomb, etc. The effect will then be played on the Spykee robot.
Note that the variable is cleared once played to ensure that the sound does not repeat. Battery - The battery level is indicated by the progress bar and the actual current value. To programmatically react to the battery value select a variable that will contain the battery value.
Thus you can use this value to determine when charging is required and when it is complete. Other - To dock or undock the robot press on the appropriate button. To programmatically dock or undock the robot select a variable that would contain either "dock" or "undock" without the quotes that would indicate what action the robot should perform.
Example Click Here to load a configuration to control the Spykee robot using a joystick. Click Here to load a configuration to connect to the Spykee robot using the default parameters to chase a red ball. The optimal configuration of the Spykee camera is to move it such that it sees the floor immediately in front of the robot.
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