OCULUS Surveillance and Telepresence Robot
A project in Vancouver, Canada by Colin Adamson000days
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Oculus is a motorized frame and software kit that instantly converts a small laptop into a web controlled ROBOT
Backers: 106
Average Pledge Per Backer: $237
Funded: $25,161 of $15,000
Dates: Dec 17th -> Dec 31st (15326 days)
Project By: Colin Adamson
Backers: 106
Average Pledge Per Backer: $237
Funded: $25,161 of $15,000
Dates: Dec 17th -> Dec 31st (15326 days)
Project By: Colin Adamson
$25,161
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 28 @ 16:47 -0400 GMT
167%
of goal
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Latest News
Latest from Xaxxon and other Cool Robots 
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! We've been busy at Xaxxon working on our next platform, currently dubbed Oculus ITX. It is to be a four wheeled rover like Oculus, but will be aimed at home/office/warehouse surveillance, with less of a focus on telepresence. Instead of using... (Read More)
Oculus Software Update featuring The Telnet Progamming Interface
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Oculus backers! Those of you who have a penchant for programming will probably be interested in the latest software update. The Telnet Programming Interface has been finalized and documented. With it, cool new capabilities have been added,... (Read More)
Oculus TeleOperator iOS App Released
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The Oculus TeleOperator app for iOS is now available for download from iTunes! It is a free app, designed for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This version allows one-way audio and video, and snappy, real-time control of the robot and OcuLed... (Read More)
Wood Robots
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Apologies for the delay since our last update; we’ve been busy, diligently doing what we originally set out to do--building robots! It’s taken a bit longer than we thought to get things rolling smoothly, but we’re humming along now.... (Read More)
Headlight Production Underway
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We finally received the 1st-off of our production circuit board for the Oculus Headlight Accessory; here is a shot of it: Production is now underway on these boards. We tweaked the design of the housing to fit, and here is the finished light: We've... (Read More)
Oculus in Production
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
HOLY COW - the last 2 weeks have been really busy. We've made tons of progress with getting Oculus production underway, and continuing development. Surveys SentWe sent out the last of the backer surveys today, to get info like mailing addresses,... (Read More)
Oculus Lives
January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We're funded! And with a few days to spare -- thanks to ALL of our great backers!!! We promised a report on our progress with the Xtion 3D sensor, for you advanced backers who want to seriously kit out your robot: see our latest blog post for info... (Read More)
Headlight Hardware, Linux, and PrimeSense
January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We completed hardware and software development for the Oculus base unit a few months ago, and shipped pre-production units to a few lucky early adopters. The feedback has been really good, so you backers can rest-assured you'll be getting a quality,... (Read More)
A Holiday Present for the Linux Fans
December 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We're surprised by the number of requests for Linux support, since the vast majority of netbooks shipped have been preloaded with Windows.Anyway, ask and ye shall receive! We've ported the Oculus server software to linux, and it should run fine in... (Read More)
Huge Thanks to our Early Backers
December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks very much to our backers, your support is much appreciated! We've received some great press coverage in the past couple of days, including a few articles by tech authors who seem to get what Oculus is all about: Gizmag, PCWorld,... (Read More)
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