[Charlug] Linux installfest

[Thomas Meiswinkel]

I am currently using Player/Stage software for some development.  It is
fully supported on Debian based platforms for sure.  The software can be
used to gather data from sensors on a robotic platform via a TCP/IP network
and also provides some simulation tools for the sensors.  The idea is to
simulate a design by adding virtual sensors in the software then build the
system after you work out the algorithms.  It's comparable to Microsoft
Robotics Studio in this regard.  I am not very experienced in the software,
but would like to open up a discussion to inform group members of the tools
available to them.
http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/

Thanks,
Tom

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Jim Rorie <jfrorie at gmail.com> wrote:

> I personally would be very interested in hearing about what you guys are
> doing.  Are there many open source robotics tools?
>
> As for a cross group get together, the only issue I could see is
> location.  There are a few Ubuntu'rs around here.  I think it would make
> a interesting use case demonstration for open source.
>
> I'll cross this to the Ubuntu list.  Any other interested parties?
>
>
> -
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> On Mon, 2009-10-19 at 15:22 -0400, Thomas Meiswinkel wrote:
> > Hello Charlotte LUG,
> >
> >
> > Anyone in the group interested in a Linux install fest?  I am a member
> > and former VP of the Charlotte Area Robotics club at UNCC and have
> > been interested to see how many actual active Linux users there are on
> > campus.  Most students in computer and electrical engineering use XP
> > or Vista.  I would like to show what the differences are between
> > WIndows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 and how much more economical it can be for a
> > student to use an open source OS.  I also think it should be a joint
> > event between UNCC LUG and Charlotte Area Robotics(CAR).  Any
> > thoughts?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Thomas Meiswinkel
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