{"id":558,"date":"2008-12-09T12:57:47","date_gmt":"2008-12-09T04:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=558"},"modified":"2008-12-09T13:07:07","modified_gmt":"2008-12-09T05:07:07","slug":"robodance-5-is-ready-wowwee-rovio-supported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/robodance-5-is-ready-wowwee-rovio-supported\/","title":{"rendered":"Robodance 5 is ready, WowWee Rovio Supported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is breaking news. Robodance 5 is ready. It has much more features and supports the latest WowWee Rovio. For those who do not know, Robodance is a free software that utilise Skype as a mean of communication with your robot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001CQLGD6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=techloba-20&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=211189&amp;creative=373489&amp;creativeASIN=B001CQLGD6\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/robodance-5-is-ready-wowwee-rovio-supported\/rovio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/rovio.jpg?fit=280%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"280,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rovio\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/rovio.jpg?fit=280%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/rovio.jpg?fit=280%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-562 aligncenter\" title=\"rovio\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/rovio.jpg?resize=280%2C280\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/rovio.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/rovio.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001CQLGD6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=techloba-20&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=211189&amp;creative=373489&amp;creativeASIN=B001CQLGD6\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Learn more about Rovio<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">From RobotsRule, <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The official feature list for the latest version of Robodance is live now.\u00a0 Robodance 5 is the powerful software program that lets people really take control of their consumer and home entertainment robots while getting a lot more fun and functionality out of them. \u00a0Best of all, it&#8217;s completely free and will be released at the end of March 2009. \u00a0However, a pilot program will begin at the end of January 2009 for those brave souls that like to help test pre-release software.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More information after the break.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I will copy the official release email from Robert to me.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">NOTE: To run Robodance with Skype you need a PC connected to your home network running Windows 2000 or better. \u00a0Robodance &#8220;picks up the phone&#8221; and handles the incoming Skype video call session. \u00a0The remote device can be any web enabled device capable of running Skype&#8217;s video call service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The feature list is far too long to list completely but here are few of the highlights to whet your appetite for technolust:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Rovio users will delight in Robodance&#8217;s Skype support for Rovio. \u00a0By using Skype, the need to expose Rovio&#8217;s ports to the Internet (port forwarding) for remote access is eliminated. \u00a0Also eliminated is the need for a Dynamic domain forwarding service to create a public URL to get to Rovio externally. \u00a0This frees the Rovio owner from having to learn the intricacies of their router in order to forward those ports, and eliminates the need to set up Rovio to interface with a Dynamic domain forwarding service too. \u00a0All that is required are two Skype accounts with different user names. \u00a0Skype is free and is tremendously easy to install. \u00a0(The remote access device must be capable of running Skype&#8217;s video call service.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Rovio users can now have good quality audio in both directions regardless of what web browser they are using remotely. \u00a0Currently, without Robodance, they have to run Internet Explore 6 or newer and the audio is not as good as it is with Skype (Skype has had years to work on their audio quality).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Rovio users can now access their Rovios from a public WiFi access point much more safely because their login user name and password, video stream, and audio stream are encrypted by Skype. \u00a0Without Robodance&#8217;s Skype support those items are transmitted in unencrypted form, leaving their connection open to monitoring by WiFi hackers using &#8220;sniffers&#8221;. \u00a0Since the login details are sent in plain text, a hacker could gain access to their Rovio. \u00a0The use of Skype virtually eliminates this vulnerability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; New robots have been added to Robodance&#8217;s support list: Rovio, Roboboa, Femisapien, U-Command Wall-E, Tri-Bot and Wrex The Dawg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; A new redesigned interface that is much sleeker and easier to use then older versions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; The brand new powerful Command Block creator allows Hackers, Developers, and Tweakers to greatly extend Robodance&#8217;s capabilities. \u00a0New Command Blocks can be used in scripts just like any of the Command Blocks in the built-in library. \u00a0Command Blocks can:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">* Execute HTTP commands and scrape the results from the returned document. \u00a0For example, you could scrape your local weather page and have your robot tell you the current forecast using Text To Speech. \u00a0This includes the abilty to access Web Based services that accept requests and return data via HTTP requests, like Twitter, Flickr, Yahoo&#8217;s extensive set of services, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">* Run programs on the Local PC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">* Run Python scripts and pass information back and forth between them, including Voice Control commands and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">All user created Command Blocks have complete and full access to Robodance&#8217;s advanced audio handling platform which includes speech recognition, Skype audio handling, wave file playing and recording, and Text To Speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">And much more. \u00a0Remember, Robodance already had these powerful features:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Voice control for all supported robots<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Nintendo Wii Remote control for all supported robots (A Nintendo Wii remote is required and a Bluetooth transceiver, but the Wii console is not required).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Advanced drag and drop GUI based script editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; The ability to share scripts and Command Blocks via an online database<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; Support for Robosapien, Robosapien V2, i-SOBOT, Robopet, Roboraptor, Roboreptile, Roboquad and Animatronics T-Rex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8211; and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For complete details on Robodance 5 or to sign up for the Robodance newsletter to be notified when it is ready for download, user&#8217;s should visit:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robodance.com\/robodance-5.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.robodance.com\/robodance-5.php<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For answers to questions about Robodance, visit our forum:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robocommunity.com\/forums\/52\/Robodance\/threads_all\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.robocommunity.com\/forums\/52\/Robodance\/threads_all<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For information on WowWee&#8217;s Rovio spy robot:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robodance.com\/html\/rovio.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.robodance.com\/html\/rovio.php<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thanks Robert for the lead. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is breaking news. 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