Would anyone be interested in an XMOS challenge?

operation uav:i want to build a 4 rotor helicopter for survaliance and termal imageing(<new entry ) 

ferret is out ,sorry

this thingy will be a mobile robot arm with 6 degrees of freedom, driving around on omni wheels. it will have a gripper and perform various tasks, such as demolishing styrafoam cups, and moving blocks...

one dev kit

both diaries (diary of a whimpy kid lol)

Edit:

Need one kit (i guess all the job can be done)

Photo diary yes; but more interesting i will publish the source code.

A main brain (xmos processer) equipped with radio, that, when certain conditions are filled, radios instructions to 6 'little 8bots' also equipped with radio.

For example, when the main brain heard sound (music) at a certian level of DB, it would assemble the swarm in rows and columns and have them do synchronized dancing.

If a swarm member (SM) sees light...the xmos brain (XB) would assemble the swarm around the light (possibly theyd have solar panels to charge, then carry the charge back to the XB to charge it)

the XB would be brains and senses, the swarms would be the arms and legs.

eventually, i could upgrade the system to handle more SMs , or perform more tasks, such as find metal objects (TB007 swarm, concept by gareth) or collect small colored beads, or other items.

Kits: 1 if we can use pickaxe 08m s as well as your MCU's, 7 if not. (main braain and 6 slaves)

diary: Both

Its like waiting for christmas.

Title: Bottom Mapper

Description: Nothing crude. This devicw would be implanted in a small water craft (a boat, to you) equipped with a bottom-facing sonar and a GPS. The device would control the craft, mapping the depth of the water alongside GPS co-ordinates, taking account of tidal depths. The idea would be to produce a very accurate map of the bottom of a lake to be supplied to divers, etc. looking for interesting wrecks to explore. The end result would be a sort of undersea Google Maps.

Kits: One for development, but they could be linked such that a particular area could be mapped more quickly with more bots. Also, should one of them break down, an extension of this project would allow another to take over AND tow the affected boat back to shore.

Diary: no problem.

Future work: Make it thief-resistant by constantly sending out its position to all similar nearyby craft,allowing it to deliver high voltage shocks to folk who try to move it, and cauing it to make really high pitched extremely loud noises in the hope that the potential thieves ears would bleed.

I need one of these. I write embedded control code for jet aircraft for a living and am an engine control nut.

My project would be a rover which autonomously roves around the streets, following the kerb / sidewalk, searching for open WiFi connections, connecting through them and emailing me back photos of where it is.

In the first instance, this would only require one kit, but when there are several of these bots, it would be interesting to program them to stay as far away (geographically) from one another as possible (as there's no point in having lots of photos of the same place) and not cover territory already covered by others. If one of them detected a problem with itself, it could call on the nearest one to come and photograph it, so I could diagnose it (eg, flat tyre, etc.)

 I'd use a chassis similar to this one.

Since I diary most of my projects on LMR, I'd have no problem documenting this one.

When do I get my dev kit?

I mentioned it earleir but I would like to make tutorials for at least 3 chips (picaxe, arduino and possibly xmos). All chips would have the same tutorials that start with blinking LED and work up to a robot (one that avoids hitting walls, line follower or something). That way if someone is trying to decide which chip to get they can see how they compare code wise. Also help someone learn a new chip.

To be completely transparent it likely wont get going for a few months. I close on a house Friday and start back to school today for yet another degree... I'm trying to wallpaper the bathroom with them.