The Jetsons would be proud!

A gizmo as cool as Roomba just begs to be hacked. Now, with this book and the official ROI specification furnished by iRobot, you can become the robotic engineer you've always dreamed of being. Build a Bluetooth interface for your Roomba. Turn it into an artist. Install Linux on it and give it a new brain. Some hacks are functional, others are purely fun. All of them let you play with robotics, and not one will void your warranty.

• Build a serial interface tether.
• Set up a Bluetooth interface.
• Drive Roomba.
• Play with sensors.
• Make it sing.
• Create a Roomba artist.
• Use your Roomba as a mouse.
• Connect Roomba to the Net.
• Wi-Fi your Roomba.
• Replace Roomba's brain.
• Install Roomba-cam.
• Put Linux on Roomba.
• Features a companion Web site.

All this and it will still clean your floor!

• Interfacing
  • Getting Started with Roomba3
  • Interfacing Basics
  • Building a Roomba Serial Interface Tether
  • Building a Roomba Bluetooth Interface
  • Driving Roomba
  • Reading the Roomba Sensors
• Fun Things to Do
  • Making RoombaView
  • Making Roomba Sing
  • Creating Art with Roomba
  • Using Roomba as an Input Device
• More Complex Interfacing
  • Connecting Roomba to the Internet
  • Going Wireless with Wi-Fi
  • Giving Roomba a New Brain and Senses
  • Putting Linux on Roomba
  • RoombaCam: Adding Eyes to Roomba
  • Other Projects
• Appendix A: Soldering and Safety Basics
• Appendix B: Electrical Diagram Schematics
• Appendix C: iRobot Roomba Open Interface (ROI) Specification