Hope to Run Some Initial Experiments This Weekend

Hopefully the boss will let me run some initial experiments using the iRobot Create this weekend. I might however end up cleaning out the tool room, which needs it pretty bad. However, doing the iRobot thing will be much more interesting to me. I have ordered some light sensors to go with the command module and I hope to try a couple of things with that. I will probably order the bluetooth interface so that I can command the iRobot Create through the command module without having a physical connection to the unit. That would be kind of neat. However, first things first - I need to understand what the robot is capable of doing in preparation for the KIPR Open next year. I should see signs of the gaming board in September hopefully. I currently have a note in the forum to find out if this is true. I would like to have a bit more time than what is given to the BotBall crew of 8 weeks prior to the area trials. My experience with embedded systems is pretty good, with robots, not so much. This is my chance to pick up on that and document my progress. I am going to treat this like any other engineering project with deadlines and requirements that must be adhered to.