Carnot
Built 2007
Named after the physicist Sadi Carnot, this was a shift from mobile robots to a stationary arm platform. It combined Java and C# (via JNI) for vision processing and arm control.
Specifications
| Chassis | Wood and 80-20 Aluminum extrusion |
|---|---|
| Power | 12VDC, 5VDC via PC power supply (recycled from Feynman 1) |
| Movement | Servo-driven arm (stationary robot) |
| Sensors | Network webcam, microphone |
| CPU / OS | Athlon64 3000, Windows XP Professional, Java, C# via JNI |
Notes
A departure from mobile robots - Carnot was a stationary platform focused on arm manipulation and vision.