- DIY DARPA
- 6.8.2009
I have been working on software for a large (~50+ kg) terrestrial rover for a little over a year, and the mechanical portion is almost complete. This means that I am finally able to field test some of the code that I have written for remote/autonomous operations.
I started a project over at Google Code in case anyone is interested. There is not much to look at as of now, but I hope to create an all inclusive package that will allow people to accel in future DIY projects such as this and avoid the problems that I have encountered.
Right now, the only thing that may be of interest might be the networking code to Python newcomers. Last year, I prototyped the application in Java, and have seen a massive reduction in code complexity and size since the switch.
On a more unrelated note, the LLVM Unladen Swallow Python VM seems to have made some huge improvements lately, and will hopefully convince some additional projects to give Python some more love in the coming years. The productivity boost is real.
