Teaser: Makeblock Robot Starter Kit Cellbot + Sensors + shxtty Path Tracking

Well this was fun. Ingredients: Makeblock Bluetooth module To execute instructions from smartphone. LG Optimus Dynamic Strapped on robot for sensors. WiFi to talk with Mission Control. Bluetooth to control robot. Tornado server Runs on PC. Connects to phone via SL4A. Talks with web UI using websockets. Websockets To stream sensor data from phone to […]

How to fix SL4A webCamFacade exception

On some phones, if you try starting the webcam using SL4A, you will get the following exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: setParameters failed Yuck! Thankfully, the fix is simple. I found Paola Garcia‘s solution everywhere I looked on the internet. She was cheerfully answering everyone’s questions all over the place. She said she fixed the problem by changing […]