CyclicalObsessive
@cyclicalobsessive.bsky.social
Robot Educator - the robots, not humans. Sim Fly LongEZ, Cabri G2, and ICON A5 in MSFS2020 MSFS2024, and XPlane12. Avid birder, biker, and jogger. Obsessed with my 2023 Prius Prime XSE. Amateur Advanced WB0ZJJ South Florida USA
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My Robot Carl is 7 Years Old Today
August 22, 2018 #GoPiGo3 #Robot Carl was "born".
In his seven years, he has:
- been "awake" 93% (56,935 hours)
- traveled 3.9 km
- dock and undocked 5724 times
- turned around 6952 times
- burned through 12 sets of NiMH batteries
- spoken 34380 phrases
August 22, 2018 #GoPiGo3 #Robot Carl was "born".
In his seven years, he has:
- been "awake" 93% (56,935 hours)
- traveled 3.9 km
- dock and undocked 5724 times
- turned around 6952 times
- burned through 12 sets of NiMH batteries
- spoken 34380 phrases
August 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
After weeks "visiting Lusitania" (Speaker For The Dead, Xenocide, Children Of The Mind), I returned to "my world" by flying a pattern in "my LongEZ" at "my airport" in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It felt good to only have my survival (landing) on my mind.
#MSFS2024 #KLNA #LongEZ #EndersGame
#MSFS2024 #KLNA #LongEZ #EndersGame
August 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
After weeks "visiting Lusitania" (Speaker For The Dead, Xenocide, Children Of The Mind), I returned to "my world" by flying a pattern in "my LongEZ" at "my airport" in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It felt good to only have my survival (landing) on my mind.
#MSFS2024 #KLNA #LongEZ #EndersGame
#MSFS2024 #KLNA #LongEZ #EndersGame
"Watching a European bow is as painful as watching a pig do ballet." Children of the Mind, Orson Scott Card (Ender Saga)
Entertainment of the finest pleasure. I am humbled by the imaginations of this author.
#Sci-Fi #OrsonScottCard #EnderSaga
Entertainment of the finest pleasure. I am humbled by the imaginations of this author.
#Sci-Fi #OrsonScottCard #EnderSaga
August 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Watching a European bow is as painful as watching a pig do ballet." Children of the Mind, Orson Scott Card (Ender Saga)
Entertainment of the finest pleasure. I am humbled by the imaginations of this author.
#Sci-Fi #OrsonScottCard #EnderSaga
Entertainment of the finest pleasure. I am humbled by the imaginations of this author.
#Sci-Fi #OrsonScottCard #EnderSaga
Went looking for an inexpensive Morse code key with magnetic return (and magnets that don't fall out).
Very pleased with my new Putikeeg Mini Morse Double Paddle Key MCT03
youtu.be/6u1j5OscjlQ
#amateurradio #morsecode #cw
Very pleased with my new Putikeeg Mini Morse Double Paddle Key MCT03
youtu.be/6u1j5OscjlQ
#amateurradio #morsecode #cw
Putikeeg Double Paddle Key With Magnetic Return
YouTube video by Cyclical Obsessive
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Went looking for an inexpensive Morse code key with magnetic return (and magnets that don't fall out).
Very pleased with my new Putikeeg Mini Morse Double Paddle Key MCT03
youtu.be/6u1j5OscjlQ
#amateurradio #morsecode #cw
Very pleased with my new Putikeeg Mini Morse Double Paddle Key MCT03
youtu.be/6u1j5OscjlQ
#amateurradio #morsecode #cw
@danielprime.bsky.social What is computational design of robots?
What robot environment are you targeting?
What robot environment are you targeting?
May 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@danielprime.bsky.social What is computational design of robots?
What robot environment are you targeting?
What robot environment are you targeting?
I heard the sound of my ROS 2 Jazzy robot WaLI (Wallfollower Looking for Intelligence) rotating in search of his dock to recharge.
"Head spinning" WaLI was trying to push my ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju robot Kilted Dave the dock.
Lesson learned: they still need me.
#ROS_2 #Robot #Kilted #Jazzy #GoPiGo3
"Head spinning" WaLI was trying to push my ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju robot Kilted Dave the dock.
Lesson learned: they still need me.
#ROS_2 #Robot #Kilted #Jazzy #GoPiGo3
May 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
GoPi5Go-Dave managed to detect a standard 36h11 #apriltag (150mm on a side) from 6 meters away. Hopefully someday he will be able to use Steve Macenski's new #Nav2 docking feature to find his way home.
#GoPiGo3 #Robot #ROS2Humble
#GoPiGo3 #Robot #ROS2Humble
December 19, 2024 at 4:27 AM
GoPi5Go-Dave managed to detect a standard 36h11 #apriltag (150mm on a side) from 6 meters away. Hopefully someday he will be able to use Steve Macenski's new #Nav2 docking feature to find his way home.
#GoPiGo3 #Robot #ROS2Humble
#GoPiGo3 #Robot #ROS2Humble
Think I figured out why my #ROS2 #Robot has been having so much trouble navigating - his encoders say he went straight but he actually didn’t.
Got him going straighter, but still not straight. Motors are just too sloppy.
I see a new robot in my future, maybe even #mecanum wheels.
Got him going straighter, but still not straight. Motors are just too sloppy.
I see a new robot in my future, maybe even #mecanum wheels.
December 9, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Interest In A SouthEast Florida ROS Users Group?
I'm in Palm Beach County FL, and tired of doing ROS alone. Let's make our ROS robots smart, safe, and reliable.
#ROS2 #Robots #Navigation #Mapping #vSLAM #RTAB_Map #ORB_SLAM #MobileRobots #AutonomousVehicles #Florida
#PBSC #FAU #SouthTechAcademy
I'm in Palm Beach County FL, and tired of doing ROS alone. Let's make our ROS robots smart, safe, and reliable.
#ROS2 #Robots #Navigation #Mapping #vSLAM #RTAB_Map #ORB_SLAM #MobileRobots #AutonomousVehicles #Florida
#PBSC #FAU #SouthTechAcademy
December 7, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Interest In A SouthEast Florida ROS Users Group?
I'm in Palm Beach County FL, and tired of doing ROS alone. Let's make our ROS robots smart, safe, and reliable.
#ROS2 #Robots #Navigation #Mapping #vSLAM #RTAB_Map #ORB_SLAM #MobileRobots #AutonomousVehicles #Florida
#PBSC #FAU #SouthTechAcademy
I'm in Palm Beach County FL, and tired of doing ROS alone. Let's make our ROS robots smart, safe, and reliable.
#ROS2 #Robots #Navigation #Mapping #vSLAM #RTAB_Map #ORB_SLAM #MobileRobots #AutonomousVehicles #Florida
#PBSC #FAU #SouthTechAcademy
Mourning another "robot death"
Watching the #RugWarriorPro robot end production, the #Cye robot go bust, the #GoPiGo3 fizzling, and now the #ROS_2 #Create3 fizzling, is just so disappointing. 25 years of robot deaths. I cannot find words to express how much this is affecting me.
#Robots
Watching the #RugWarriorPro robot end production, the #Cye robot go bust, the #GoPiGo3 fizzling, and now the #ROS_2 #Create3 fizzling, is just so disappointing. 25 years of robot deaths. I cannot find words to express how much this is affecting me.
#Robots
December 6, 2024 at 12:55 AM
@helisimmer.bsky.social
Trying to cold start #CabriG2 in #MSFS2024, following the checklist with addition of 2-3 injections that don't seem to be on the checklist. Most tries it doesn't start. Once I got it to start but it died. Then yellow circle with 1,2,3,4,5 above the MLI - what is that?
Trying to cold start #CabriG2 in #MSFS2024, following the checklist with addition of 2-3 injections that don't seem to be on the checklist. Most tries it doesn't start. Once I got it to start but it died. Then yellow circle with 1,2,3,4,5 above the MLI - what is that?
November 30, 2024 at 9:26 PM
@helisimmer.bsky.social
Trying to cold start #CabriG2 in #MSFS2024, following the checklist with addition of 2-3 injections that don't seem to be on the checklist. Most tries it doesn't start. Once I got it to start but it died. Then yellow circle with 1,2,3,4,5 above the MLI - what is that?
Trying to cold start #CabriG2 in #MSFS2024, following the checklist with addition of 2-3 injections that don't seem to be on the checklist. Most tries it doesn't start. Once I got it to start but it died. Then yellow circle with 1,2,3,4,5 above the MLI - what is that?
Amazon "recalled" lots of Astro Business Robots.
It would really be great if #Amazon would add a high-level #ROS_2_Jazzy node to the #Astro #robot. I'm sure those used Astro robots would be in high demand by the ROS community.
It would really be great if #Amazon would add a high-level #ROS_2_Jazzy node to the #Astro #robot. I'm sure those used Astro robots would be in high demand by the ROS community.
November 30, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Amazon "recalled" lots of Astro Business Robots.
It would really be great if #Amazon would add a high-level #ROS_2_Jazzy node to the #Astro #robot. I'm sure those used Astro robots would be in high demand by the ROS community.
It would really be great if #Amazon would add a high-level #ROS_2_Jazzy node to the #Astro #robot. I'm sure those used Astro robots would be in high demand by the ROS community.
What's on my mind? Disappointment and Disillusionment!
- Invested 7 yrs in #GoPiGo3 #robot
- Robot cannot safely, reliably navigate in complex home environment.
- No slower turns, no inflation value can fix
- No strength for "one more try".
GoPi5Go-Dave shelved with "reached its limit" robots.
- Invested 7 yrs in #GoPiGo3 #robot
- Robot cannot safely, reliably navigate in complex home environment.
- No slower turns, no inflation value can fix
- No strength for "one more try".
GoPi5Go-Dave shelved with "reached its limit" robots.
November 25, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Anyone know what's up with #iRobot #Create3 "Shop" link not working for 3 weeks now? They announced layoffs and have not been seen on their GitHub discussion forum lately.
The Create3 really is/was? the best #ROS2 learning platform: bumpers, self-docking, wall-following, obstacle avoidance, ...
The Create3 really is/was? the best #ROS2 learning platform: bumpers, self-docking, wall-following, obstacle avoidance, ...
November 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Today it only took 1hr to get into #MSFS2024. Successfully configured my controls for the #ICON_A5 #pusher #seaplane, and flew from #KLNA Lantana Florida to #FD38 Wellington Aero Club.
Next #MSFS2020 - 2 minutes I was "in". Prefer MSFS2020 scenery, but palm trees are stupid obelisks in both.
Next #MSFS2020 - 2 minutes I was "in". Prefer MSFS2020 scenery, but palm trees are stupid obelisks in both.
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Couldn't resist - Bought #MSFS2024
Took a couple hours to "get in" the first time.
Guess I shouldn't have closed it. Second launch:
- 6 minutes in queue
- 20 minutes "Activating packages" at 10% so far...
Took a couple hours to "get in" the first time.
Guess I shouldn't have closed it. Second launch:
- 6 minutes in queue
- 20 minutes "Activating packages" at 10% so far...
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Couldn't resist - Bought #MSFS2024
Took a couple hours to "get in" the first time.
Guess I shouldn't have closed it. Second launch:
- 6 minutes in queue
- 20 minutes "Activating packages" at 10% so far...
Took a couple hours to "get in" the first time.
Guess I shouldn't have closed it. Second launch:
- 6 minutes in queue
- 20 minutes "Activating packages" at 10% so far...
What does a #ROS2_Humble #Robot getting lost look like?
#nav2 seems to work great in sterile environments. My home is apparently not a robot-friendly navigation environment.
#nav2 seems to work great in sterile environments. My home is apparently not a robot-friendly navigation environment.
November 18, 2024 at 1:54 AM
What does a #ROS2_Humble #Robot getting lost look like?
#nav2 seems to work great in sterile environments. My home is apparently not a robot-friendly navigation environment.
#nav2 seems to work great in sterile environments. My home is apparently not a robot-friendly navigation environment.
The computer gods blessed me today!
My Mac announced "Upgrade to Sequoia to work with iPhone"
Afterwards: "Printer Driver not compatible, Contact Canon".
(Canon "retired" the printer years ago.
My 15 year old Canon MX860 printer still works perfect and with Sequoia!
My Mac announced "Upgrade to Sequoia to work with iPhone"
Afterwards: "Printer Driver not compatible, Contact Canon".
(Canon "retired" the printer years ago.
My 15 year old Canon MX860 printer still works perfect and with Sequoia!
November 18, 2024 at 1:43 AM
The computer gods blessed me today!
My Mac announced "Upgrade to Sequoia to work with iPhone"
Afterwards: "Printer Driver not compatible, Contact Canon".
(Canon "retired" the printer years ago.
My 15 year old Canon MX860 printer still works perfect and with Sequoia!
My Mac announced "Upgrade to Sequoia to work with iPhone"
Afterwards: "Printer Driver not compatible, Contact Canon".
(Canon "retired" the printer years ago.
My 15 year old Canon MX860 printer still works perfect and with Sequoia!
After a year flying "my aircraft" (LongEZ, Cabri G2, and ICON A5) in MSFS2020 flat and VR, I revisited flying my aircraft in X-Plane12 (without ortho4xp).
Wow, XPlane12 flight models are sooooo much better than MSFS2020, but looking out the window at 500 AGL in 4K?
MSFS2020 is such a pleaser!
Wow, XPlane12 flight models are sooooo much better than MSFS2020, but looking out the window at 500 AGL in 4K?
MSFS2020 is such a pleaser!
November 17, 2024 at 6:43 PM
After a year flying "my aircraft" (LongEZ, Cabri G2, and ICON A5) in MSFS2020 flat and VR, I revisited flying my aircraft in X-Plane12 (without ortho4xp).
Wow, XPlane12 flight models are sooooo much better than MSFS2020, but looking out the window at 500 AGL in 4K?
MSFS2020 is such a pleaser!
Wow, XPlane12 flight models are sooooo much better than MSFS2020, but looking out the window at 500 AGL in 4K?
MSFS2020 is such a pleaser!