Several readers have submitted links to the cnet
News story on the iRobot
Create this morning. The Create is a robot base targeted at hobby
and education use. Considering how many hobbyist hack Roombas and use
them as general purpose robot bases, this sounds like a great idea.
Create’s chassis is basically a Scooba with the fluid tank and brushes
removed to create a cargo bay. Connectors have been added to make it
easier to attached manipulator arms, cameras, or other devices to the
robot. Tom Atwood of Robot Magazine emailed too, saying they already had
a “first
impressions” article up (and some nice photos).