Posted 06.27.2007 at 1:46 pm Classes are finally in session at
Professor Dave's iRobot iNstitute. It's not too late to use your
new education to submit an idea for a build to Instructables'
iRobot contest: you could win $5,000! Hurry though, because if
you don't already have a Create kit, Instructable is only taking
"scholarship" concept entries until June 30. Regular contest
entries are being accepted until August 31, so there's still
plenty of time to apply your knowledge. Be sure to come back
next week for Lesson 2. Oh, and see the bottom of this post for
a great video sidebar, in which Professor Dave reveals his
robotic mad scientist side!—Eds. The iRobot Create kit feature a
special interface that enables users to control the robot’s
behavior and locomotion as well as monitor its sensors. This
interface is the iRobot Create Open Interface (OI). By using the
OI, users can modify the functionality of a normal Create and
build a new set of operating instructions—but without a brain,
the Create’s interface i