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SBOT STATUS

2007-03-05T17:39:49Z

Ciro: /* sbot 13 */

==What is this page?==

This page contains an up to date list of the status of the IRIDIA sbots.
Please update with any problems or other info you find for each s-bot.

;IMPORTANT - Stay up to date with [[How_to_avoid_damage_to_the_s-bot]].
(Info on recharging with new circuit board recently added).
 
 

==Sbots in IRIDIA==

===sbot 8===

===sbot 9===

no wifi connection [[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 16:18, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 13===

Gripper broken. Infinite play in torque sensor. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)

not even possible to run test-hardware [[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 18:39, 5 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 23===

===sbot24===
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)
*NOT WORKING. Loose battery connection. Sometimes reads full, sometimes very low on one of the batteries. Even if readings taken directly with voltmeter.[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 30===
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)

===sbot 32===

===sbot 35===
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)
*Traction sensor not properly working (y negative semiaxis not sensitive at all) --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 21:43, 20 June 2006 (CEST)

===sbot 36===
Gripper opens by itself sometimes. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 22===
*One of gripper optical barrier LEDs not working.(Won't work for Rodi's gripping) [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)
*Front ground sensor dead. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 6===
Major crack in black gripper plastic glued. Try not to use for gripping unless absolutely necessary. If you do have to, be very gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 15:43, 20 February 2007 (CET)

===sbot 26===
* Intermittently can't connect using wireless LAN. Been looked at once in Lausanne. Was given the thumbs up there.
[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:49, 24 January 2007 (CET)

==Sbots in Lausanne==

===sbot 19===
Cracked black plastic part of gripper. Plastic piece needs replacing.
[[User:rogrady|rogrady]] 17:33, 24 January 2007 (CET)

SBOT STATUS

2007-03-04T15:18:02Z

Ciro: /* sbot 9 */

==What is this page?==

This page contains an up to date list of the status of the IRIDIA sbots.
Please update with any problems or other info you find for each s-bot.

;IMPORTANT - Stay up to date with [[How_to_avoid_damage_to_the_s-bot]].
(Info on recharging with new circuit board recently added).
 
 

==Sbots in IRIDIA==

===sbot 8===

===sbot 9===

no wifi connection [[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 16:18, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 13===

Gripper broken. Infinite play in torque sensor. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 23===

===sbot24===
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)
*NOT WORKING. Loose battery connection. Sometimes reads full, sometimes very low on one of the batteries. Even if readings taken directly with voltmeter.[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 30===
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)

===sbot 32===

===sbot 35===
*Crack in black gripper plastic glued. Gripping works ok, but be gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:35, 26 January 2007 (CET)
*Traction sensor not properly working (y negative semiaxis not sensitive at all) --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 21:43, 20 June 2006 (CEST)

===sbot 36===
Gripper opens by itself sometimes. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:42, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 22===
*One of gripper optical barrier LEDs not working.(Won't work for Rodi's gripping) [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)
*Front ground sensor dead. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 14:43, 4 March 2007 (CET)

===sbot 6===
Major crack in black gripper plastic glued. Try not to use for gripping unless absolutely necessary. If you do have to, be very gentle. [[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 15:43, 20 February 2007 (CET)

===sbot 26===
* Intermittently can't connect using wireless LAN. Been looked at once in Lausanne. Was given the thumbs up there.
[[User:Rogrady|Rogrady]] 17:49, 24 January 2007 (CET)

==Sbots in Lausanne==

===sbot 19===
Cracked black plastic part of gripper. Plastic piece needs replacing.
[[User:rogrady|rogrady]] 17:33, 24 January 2007 (CET)

Robotics weekly meetings

2006-11-14T11:15:10Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 22nd November 2006 - Shervin */

Robotics weekly meetings

2006-11-14T11:15:01Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 22nd November 2006 - Shervin */

Robotics weekly meetings

2006-05-09T15:25:48Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 10th May 2006 - Shervin */

==Purpose==

# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.
 

==Format==

# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)
#* Work you have been doing
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)

Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:
* Send round material to be read beforehand.
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.
 

==Timing & Attendance==

The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on

<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center>

Unless:
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.

If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.

'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before).

If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.
 

==Previous Meetings==

See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].

==Wednesday 6th April 2006 - Rehan ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* Controller - Two robots adaptively rotate to overcome a hill
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#* Rehan - Common Interface Wiki Page

'''''Reading material'''''
* None

'''''People who will be absent'''''
* MarcoD
 

==Wednesday 13th April 2006 - Anders ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* Controller design
#* Palet lifting and transport
#* Evolving self-assembly
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#* E-pucks

'''''Reading material'''''

None

'''''People who will be absent'''''
* MarcoD, Rehan
 

==Wednesday 19th April 2006 - Elio ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* I presents the results of a series of simulation concerning the evolution of controllers for heterogeneous robots required to coordinate their actions in order to approach a target. This work, carried out by myself, Christos Ampatzis, Federico Vicentini and Marco Dorigo, has been recently submitted to SAB06.

# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''
If you are interested in doing some reading about this subject, you can find in my room printed copies of the paper submitted to the conference.

'''''People who will be absent'''''

 

==Wednesday 26th April 2006 - Christos ==
I will talk about current work on the evolution of communication for heterogeneous robots, trying to link it with older work and also with what I have in mind as future goal, but also on a new self-assembly method we are working on with Anders, where the NN takes care of everything, without use of camera. I will also elaborate on the doors the latter effort might open once successful.

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''

'''''People who will be absent'''''

'''''Results'''''

 

==Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - Roderich ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* I'm going to rehearse two presentations that have to be prepared for the 2006 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics & Automation (ICRA), which is held in two weeks in Florida. Each presentation should last 13 minutes + discussion.
#* Abstract: This paper addresses the cooperative transport of a heavy object by a group of mobile robots. We present a system in which group members lacking knowledge about the position of the transport target exploit physical interactions with other members of the group that have such knowledge. This is the first such system to achieve a performance superior to that of a passive caster. The system is fully decentralized and the information flow between the robots is limited to physical interactions. The robots have no knowledge about their relative positions. A comprehensive experimental study with up to six physical robots confirms the effectiveness, reliability, and robustness of the system. Finally, the system is examined in rough terrain conditions.
#* Abstract: We present a first attempt to accomplish a simple object manipulation task using the self-reconfigurable robotic system swarm-bot. The number of modular entities involved, their global shape or size and their internal structure are not pre-determined, but result from a self-organized process in which the modules autonomously grasp each other and/or an object. The modules are autonomous in perception, control, action, and power. We present quantitative results, obtained with six physical modules, that confirm the utility of self-assembling robots in a concrete task.

# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''

These are the two papers. However, the presentations should be self-contained.

http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~rgross/icra06_568_final.pdf

http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~rgross/icra06_922_final.pdf

'''''People who will be absent'''''

==Wednesday 10th May 2006 - Shervin ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* I am going to present an extension of my chaining controller. In the original version robots just form chains from the nest. In the new controller I introduce a very simple "prey enhancement" mechanism where the robots activate their LEDs when they perceive the nest, and in this way enhance the area in which the prey can be perceived. I present the results from an experiment I conducted in simulation.
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Lab responsibilities

2006-04-28T12:40:59Z

Ciro: /* Robotics group responsibilities */

=General responsibilities=
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
!Task
!Responsible
!Comment
|-
| IRIDIA server setup and maintenance
| Anders
| N/A
|-
| IRIDIA cluster setup and maintenance
| Max
| N/A
|-
| Hardware purchases
| Anders
| N/A
|-
| Weekly admin meeting
| Anders
| N/A
|-
|
|
|
|-
|}

=Robotics group responsibilities=
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
!Task
!Responsible
!Comment
|-
| Weekly robotics meeting
| Anders
| N/A
|-
| Swarm-bots web-page
| Christos
| N/A
|-
| S-bot hardware
| Rehan/all robotics people
| N/A
|-
| S-bot common interface
| Rehan/Anders
| N/A
|-
| S-bot demos
| Shervin
| N/A
|-
| Supervision of master students working on e-pucks
| Mauro/Alex/Shervin
| N/A
|-
|
|
|
|-
|}

=Optimization group responsibilities=

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
!Task
!Responsible
!Comment
|-
| ACO mailing list
| Prasanna
| N/A
|-
|
|
|
|-
|}

Lab responsibilities

2006-04-28T12:39:27Z

Ciro: /* Robotics group responsibilities */

=General responsibilities=
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
!Task
!Responsible
!Comment
|-
| IRIDIA server setup and maintenance
| Anders
| N/A
|-
| IRIDIA cluster setup and maintenance
| Max
| N/A
|-
| Hardware purchases
| Anders
| N/A
|-
| Weekly admin meeting
| Anders
| N/A
|-
|
|
|
|-
|}

=Robotics group responsibilities=
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
!Task
!Responsible
!Comment
|-
| Weekly robotics meeting
| Anders
| N/A
|-
| Swarm-bots web-page
| Christos
| N/A
|-
| S-bot hardware
| Rehan/all robotics people
| N/A
|-
| S-bot common interface
| Rehan/Anders
| N/A
|-
| S-bot demos
| Shervin
| N/A
|-
|
|
|
|-
|}

=Optimization group responsibilities=

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
!Task
!Responsible
!Comment
|-
| ACO mailing list
| Prasanna
| N/A
|-
|
|
|
|-
|}

Administration weekly meetings

2006-04-12T15:12:07Z

Ciro: /* Thursday 13th April 2006 */

==Previous administration meetings==

[[Previous administration meeting]]

==Thursday 30th March 2006 -- CANCELLED ==

'''''Agenda'''''
* New Wiki pages
* New conferences
* Announcements and Publications

'''''People who will be absent'''''

 

 

==Thursday 6th April 2006 -- CANCELLED ==

'''''Agenda'''''
* New Wiki pages
* New conferences
* Announcements and Publications

'''''People who will be absent'''''

 

 

==Thursday 13th April 2006==

'''''Agenda'''''
* New Wiki pages
* New conferences
* Announcements and Publications

* Shervin proposes to discuss a slight optimization of the cluster-policy.

'''''People who will be absent'''''

MARCO DORIGO

 

 

==Thursday 20th April 2006==

'''''Agenda'''''
* New Wiki pages
* New conferences
* Announcements and Publications

* MARCO: Discuss creation of new web page with list of web pages cited in our papers and tech reps.

'''''People who will be absent'''''

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-22T16:21:11Z

Ciro: /* The Activities */

== The Food ==

*Healthy stuff for compensation of destructive forces
**Pasta Salad (dear italians, feel free to specify what kind of pasta salads would be acceptable. Non-italian contributions will not be taken into account)
***farfalle with tuna, tomatoes, mozzarella, olives, basilic --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)
**Rice Salad
**Normal Salad
**Bread
**Ham, cheese, mayo and moutard

*Non-healthy stuff for assistance of destructive forces
**Chips
**Chocolate
**Space cakes
**(Is there eatable alcohol!?)

== The Drinks ==

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeer
*Jaegermeister (cause you can always drink it, no matter if cold or hot...)
*Water
*Cola
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Program (partial) ==

*Jeudi 29 juin
**Main Stage: The Subways, Deftones, Tool, '''Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System''', '''Red Hot Chili Peppers'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Kaizers Orchestra, Damian âJr. Gongâ Marley, The Streets, Roger Sanchez

*Vendredi 30 juin
**Main Stage: Skin, Kanye West, Live, Anouk, '''Muse''', The Who
**Pyramid Marquee: The Kooks, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Elbow, Mogwai, Radio Soulwax presents: Vitalic, '''Soulwax Niteversions''', Tiga, '''2 Many DJâs'''

*Samedi 1 juillet
**Main Stage: Wolfmother, Arsenal, Kelis, Kaiser Chiefs, '''Franz Ferdinand''', '''Placebo''', dEUS
**Pyramid Marquee: Donavon Frankenreiter, '''Arctic Monkeys''', '''Goldfrapp''', Sigur RÃ³s

*Dimanche 2 juillet
**Main Stage: Absynthe Minded, Eels, Starsailor, '''Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation''', '''Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals''', Hooverphonic, '''Depeche Mode'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Collective Soul, '''Bettye LaVette''', An PierlÃ© & White Velvet, Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft featuring Philippe Nadaud, Super Discount

== The Preparation ==

In order to be prepared to enJOY the festival, we should '''culturally''' prepare with the most relevant songs of EVERY band that will appear on stage.
The download-freaks (i.e., christos, anders... ;-) ) of the group are gently asked to retrieve the most relevant songs, and share them with all other participants.
Instruction on HowTo retrieve the cultural material are supposed to go into this section

--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 11:26, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Dress Code ==
<center>
[[Image:Emrys.jpg]]
</center>
--[[User:Christensen|Christensen]] 12:46, 21 March 2006 (CET)

<center>
[[Image:MudMan.jpg]]
</center>
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 17:04, 22 March 2006 (CET)

== The Activities ==
<center>
[[Image:Example.jpg]]
</center>
<center>
[[Image:mud-volleyball.jpg]]
</center>
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 14:37, 21 March 2006 (CET)

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-22T16:19:55Z

Ciro: /* The Dress Code */

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-22T16:04:18Z

Ciro: /* The Dress Code */

== The Food ==

*Healthy stuff for compensation of destructive forces
**Pasta Salad (dear italians, feel free to specify what kind of pasta salads would be acceptable. Non-italian contributions will not be taken into account)
***farfalle with tuna, tomatoes, mozzarella, olives, basilic --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)
**Rice Salad
**Normal Salad
**Bread
**Ham, cheese, mayo and moutard

*Non-healthy stuff for assistance of destructive forces
**Chips
**Chocolate
**Space cakes
**(Is there eatable alcohol!?)

== The Drinks ==

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeer
*Jaegermeister (cause you can always drink it, no matter if cold or hot...)
*Water
*Cola
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Program (partial) ==

*Jeudi 29 juin
**Main Stage: The Subways, Deftones, Tool, '''Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System''', '''Red Hot Chili Peppers'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Kaizers Orchestra, Damian âJr. Gongâ Marley, The Streets, Roger Sanchez

*Vendredi 30 juin
**Main Stage: Skin, Kanye West, Live, Anouk, '''Muse''', The Who
**Pyramid Marquee: The Kooks, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Elbow, Mogwai, Radio Soulwax presents: Vitalic, '''Soulwax Niteversions''', Tiga, '''2 Many DJâs'''

*Samedi 1 juillet
**Main Stage: Wolfmother, Arsenal, Kelis, Kaiser Chiefs, '''Franz Ferdinand''', '''Placebo''', dEUS
**Pyramid Marquee: Donavon Frankenreiter, '''Arctic Monkeys''', '''Goldfrapp''', Sigur RÃ³s

*Dimanche 2 juillet
**Main Stage: Absynthe Minded, Eels, Starsailor, '''Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation''', '''Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals''', Hooverphonic, '''Depeche Mode'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Collective Soul, '''Bettye LaVette''', An PierlÃ© & White Velvet, Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft featuring Philippe Nadaud, Super Discount

== The Preparation ==

In order to be prepared to enJOY the festival, we should '''culturally''' prepare with the most relevant songs of EVERY band that will appear on stage.
The download-freaks (i.e., christos, anders... ;-) ) of the group are gently asked to retrieve the most relevant songs, and share them with all other participants.
Instruction on HowTo retrieve the cultural material are supposed to go into this section

--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 11:26, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Dress Code ==
<center>
[[Image:Emrys.jpg]]
</center>
--[[User:Christensen|Christensen]] 12:46, 21 March 2006 (CET)

[[Image:MudMan.jpg]]
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 17:04, 22 March 2006 (CET)

== The Activities ==
<center>
[[Image:Example.jpg]]
</center>
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 14:37, 21 March 2006 (CET)

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-21T13:37:08Z

Ciro:

== The Food ==

*Healthy stuff for compensation of destructive forces
**Pasta Salad (dear italians, feel free to specify what kind of pasta salads would be acceptable. Non-italian contributions will not be taken into account)
***farfalle with tuna, tomatoes, mozzarella, olives, basilic --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)
**Rice Salad
**Normal Salad
**Bread
**Ham, cheese, mayo and moutard

*Non-healthy stuff for assistance of destructive forces
**Chips
**Chocolate
**Space cakes
**(Is there eatable alcohol!?)

== The Drinks ==

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeer
*Jaegermeister (cause you can always drink it, no matter if cold or hot...)
*Water
*Cola
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Program (partial) ==

*Jeudi 29 juin
**Main Stage: The Subways, Deftones, Tool, '''Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System''', '''Red Hot Chili Peppers'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Kaizers Orchestra, Damian âJr. Gongâ Marley, The Streets, Roger Sanchez

*Vendredi 30 juin
**Main Stage: Skin, Kanye West, Live, Anouk, '''Muse''', The Who
**Pyramid Marquee: The Kooks, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Elbow, Mogwai, Radio Soulwax presents: Vitalic, '''Soulwax Niteversions''', Tiga, '''2 Many DJâs'''

*Samedi 1 juillet
**Main Stage: Wolfmother, Arsenal, Kelis, Kaiser Chiefs, '''Franz Ferdinand''', '''Placebo''', dEUS
**Pyramid Marquee: Donavon Frankenreiter, '''Arctic Monkeys''', '''Goldfrapp''', Sigur RÃ³s

*Dimanche 2 juillet
**Main Stage: Absynthe Minded, Eels, Starsailor, '''Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation''', '''Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals''', Hooverphonic, '''Depeche Mode'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Collective Soul, '''Bettye LaVette''', An PierlÃ© & White Velvet, Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft featuring Philippe Nadaud, Super Discount

== The Preparation ==

In order to be prepared to enJOY the festival, we should '''culturally''' prepare with the most relevant songs of EVERY band that will appear on stage.
The download-freaks (i.e., christos, anders... ;-) ) of the group are gently asked to retrieve the most relevant songs, and share them with all other participants.
Instruction on HowTo retrieve the cultural material are supposed to go into this section

--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 11:26, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Dress Code ==
<center>
[[Image:Emrys.jpg]]
</center>
--[[User:Christensen|Christensen]] 12:46, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Activities ==
<center>
[[Image:Example.jpg]]
</center>
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 14:37, 21 March 2006 (CET)

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-21T13:35:57Z

Ciro:

File:Example.jpg

2006-03-21T13:34:00Z

Ciro:

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-21T10:28:04Z

Ciro: /* The Preparation */

== The Food ==

*Healthy stuff for compensation of destructive forces
**Pasta Salad (dear italians, feel free to specify what kind of pasta salads would be acceptable. Non-italian contributions will not be taken into account)
**Rice Salad
**Normal Salad
**Bread

*Non-healthy stuff for assistance of destructive forces
**Chips
**Chocolate
**Space cakes
**(Is there eatable alcohol!?)

== The Drinks ==

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeer
*Jaegermeister (cause you can always drink it, no matter if cold or hot...)
*Water
*Cola
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Program (partial) ==

*Jeudi 29 juin
**Main Stage: The Subways, Deftones, Tool, '''Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System''', '''Red Hot Chili Peppers'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Kaizers Orchestra, Damian âJr. Gongâ Marley, The Streets, Roger Sanchez

*Vendredi 30 juin
**Main Stage: Skin, Kanye West, Live, Anouk, '''Muse''', The Who
**Pyramid Marquee: The Kooks, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Elbow, Mogwai, Radio Soulwax presents: Vitalic, '''Soulwax Niteversions''', Tiga, '''2 Many DJâs'''

*Samedi 1 juillet
**Main Stage: Wolfmother, Arsenal, Kelis, Kaiser Chiefs, '''Franz Ferdinand''', '''Placebo''', dEUS
**Pyramid Marquee: Donavon Frankenreiter, '''Arctic Monkeys''', '''Goldfrapp''', Sigur RÃ³s

*Dimanche 2 juillet
**Main Stage: Absynthe Minded, Eels, Starsailor, '''Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation''', '''Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals''', Hooverphonic, '''Depeche Mode'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Collective Soul, '''Bettye LaVette''', An PierlÃ© & White Velvet, Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft featuring Philippe Nadaud, Super Discount

== The Preparation ==

In order to be prepared to enJOY the festival, we should '''culturally''' prepare with the most relevant songs of EVERY band that will appear on stage.
The download-freaks (i.e., christos, anders... ;-) ) of the group are gently asked to retrieve the most relevant songs, and share them with all other participants.
Instruction on HowTo retrieve the cultural material are supposed to go into this section

--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 11:26, 21 March 2006 (CET)

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-21T10:24:49Z

Ciro:

== The Food ==

*Healthy stuff for compensation of destructive forces
**Pasta Salad (dear italians, feel free to specify what kind of pasta salads would be acceptable. Non-italian contributions will not be taken into account)
**Rice Salad
**Normal Salad
**Bread

*Non-healthy stuff for assistance of destructive forces
**Chips
**Chocolate
**Space cakes
**(Is there eatable alcohol!?)

== The Drinks ==

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeer
*Jaegermeister (cause you can always drink it, no matter if cold or hot...)
*Water
*Cola
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Program (partial) ==

*Jeudi 29 juin
**Main Stage: The Subways, Deftones, Tool, '''Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System''', '''Red Hot Chili Peppers'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Kaizers Orchestra, Damian âJr. Gongâ Marley, The Streets, Roger Sanchez

*Vendredi 30 juin
**Main Stage: Skin, Kanye West, Live, Anouk, '''Muse''', The Who
**Pyramid Marquee: The Kooks, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Elbow, Mogwai, Radio Soulwax presents: Vitalic, '''Soulwax Niteversions''', Tiga, '''2 Many DJâs'''

*Samedi 1 juillet
**Main Stage: Wolfmother, Arsenal, Kelis, Kaiser Chiefs, '''Franz Ferdinand''', '''Placebo''', dEUS
**Pyramid Marquee: Donavon Frankenreiter, '''Arctic Monkeys''', '''Goldfrapp''', Sigur RÃ³s

*Dimanche 2 juillet
**Main Stage: Absynthe Minded, Eels, Starsailor, '''Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation''', '''Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals''', Hooverphonic, '''Depeche Mode'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Collective Soul, '''Bettye LaVette''', An PierlÃ© & White Velvet, Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft featuring Philippe Nadaud, Super Discount

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-21T10:23:57Z

Ciro:

== The Food ==

*Healthy stuff for compensation of destructive forces
**Pasta Salad (dear italians, feel free to specify what kind of pasta salads would be acceptable. Non-italian contributions will not be taken into account)
**Rice Salad
**Normal Salad
**Bread

*Non-healthy stuff for assistance of destructive forces
**Chips
**Chocolate
**Space cakes
**(Is there eatable alcohol!?)

== The Drinks ==

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeer
*Jaegermeister
*Water
*Cola
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:23, 21 March 2006 (CET)

== The Program (partial) ==

*Jeudi 29 juin
**Main Stage: The Subways, Deftones, Tool, '''Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System''', '''Red Hot Chili Peppers'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Kaizers Orchestra, Damian âJr. Gongâ Marley, The Streets, Roger Sanchez

*Vendredi 30 juin
**Main Stage: Skin, Kanye West, Live, Anouk, '''Muse''', The Who
**Pyramid Marquee: The Kooks, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Elbow, Mogwai, Radio Soulwax presents: Vitalic, '''Soulwax Niteversions''', Tiga, '''2 Many DJâs'''

*Samedi 1 juillet
**Main Stage: Wolfmother, Arsenal, Kelis, Kaiser Chiefs, '''Franz Ferdinand''', '''Placebo''', dEUS
**Pyramid Marquee: Donavon Frankenreiter, '''Arctic Monkeys''', '''Goldfrapp''', Sigur RÃ³s

*Dimanche 2 juillet
**Main Stage: Absynthe Minded, Eels, Starsailor, '''Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation''', '''Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals''', Hooverphonic, '''Depeche Mode'''
**Pyramid Marquee: Collective Soul, '''Bettye LaVette''', An PierlÃ© & White Velvet, Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft featuring Philippe Nadaud, Super Discount

WERCHTER2006

2006-03-21T09:56:24Z

Ciro:

PUSSSSSSSSYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Robotics weekly meetings

2006-02-28T11:34:08Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 1st March - Shervin */

==Purpose==

# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.
 

==Format==

# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)
#* Work you have been doing
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)

Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:
* Send round material to be read beforehand.
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.
 

==Timing & Attendance==

The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on

<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center>

Unless:
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.

If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.

'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before).

If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.
 

==Previous Meetings==

See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].

==Wednesday 25th January - Anders ==

This meeting is going to be a bit technical.

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* Simulation
#* TwoDee: Philosophy, limitations and implementation
#* Discussion on simulation
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''

No reading is required, but I would recommend that people interested in or working with simulation to read Jacobi's [http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://www.mip.sdu.dk/~wizard/AM04/_I_Articles/11_csrp457.ps.Z "Evolutionary Robotics and the Radical Envelope-of-Noise Hypothesis" (.ps.Z)], (1997), Journal of Adaptive Behavior vol. 6, No. 2, 325-368.

'''''People who will be absent'''''
Rehan

'''''Results'''''

[[Media:Alc_robots_and_simulation.pdf |Download presentation (.pdf)]]

 

==Wednesday 1st Febuary - Elio ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
*
This week I am going to give a "VERY INFORMAL" (please note the "informal") presentation on some work I'm currently doing on the evolution of signaling using Evolutionary Robotics methods. Note that, the meeting will be strictly focused on the description of my experiments (which, unfortunately for me, they are not very successful at the moment). So, if you are not interested in listening my sorrowful talk, you can certainly miss it.

# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
*

'''''Reading material'''''

'''''People who will be absent'''''

'''''Results'''''

 

==Wednesday 8th February - Christos ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* '''Christos:''' Given that I do not have something completely new to present, I will discuss 2-3 intresting points that came out of the work presented at the previous talk. I will also complement Elio's talk discussing a possible interesting scenario. Some ideas for my future work will also be given.
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#* '''Anders:''' Fixed-point: How to handle precision arithmetic on the s-bot without the use of floats/doubles.
#* '''Rodi and Anders:''' Cooperative transport of an object on a pallet, status and ideas.
#* '''Alex:''' proudly announces that it is possible to detect reliably a direction pointed by a robot using visual communication (LED-camera)

'''''Reading material'''''

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Elio

'''''Results'''''

 

==Wednesday 15th February - Marco ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
*'''Marco''': I will briefly present the Swarmanoid project: goals, structure and allocated resources (15 minutes max, everybody invited, also optimization people, so that everybody is aware of Swarmanoid).

# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
*

'''''Reading material'''''

'''''People who will be absent'''''

'''''Results'''''

 

==Wednesday 22nd February - Roderich ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
* Roderich would like to (prepare and) rehearse his talk "Self-assembly of Mobile Robots - From Swarm-bot to Super-mechano Colony" to be held on March 7, 2006 at the 9th Int. Conf. on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, IAS-9, Tokyo.

The talk will be quick and can be followed without reading the paper (see link).

http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~rgross/reading_material.pdf

# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
*

'''''Reading material'''''

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Marco D, Thomas

'''''Results'''''

 

==Wednesday 1st March - Shervin ==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
* Shervin would like to rehearse the talk he will give next week at the IAS-9 conference. The talk is very similar to the one given in October, so for those who already followed it by then it might be quite boring to hear the same stuff again....

# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
*

'''''Reading material'''''

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Marco D, Thomas

'''''Results'''''

New year

2005-12-23T09:43:05Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna buy? */

=!!!!!!! PARTY !!!!!!!=

===What are we gonna eat?===
#'''Cotechino & Lenticchie''' (Lenticchie prepared by Vito, cotechino prepared by anyone). Ingredients:
#* lentils (Vito can buy in south italy ;-) ), celery, carrots, onions, garlic, olive oil
#* cotechino (kind of spiced Italian sausage)
#'''Ciciri e tria''' (typical salentu dish prepared by Vito... someone already tried, but as Vito was drunk that time, he used a bit too much pepper... He promises he won't use pepper this time!). Ingredients can be bought by Vito in south Italy (to be refounded):
#*3/4 Kg of "tria", fresh pasta similar to tagliatelle
#*Cickpeas
#*celery, carrots, onions, garlic (same as for lenticchie)
#** I don't believe that Vito will not drink. See below... --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 16:32, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#** I didn't say I won't drink, I said I won't use pepper!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#'''Keftedakia''' (Greek version of arabian KEFTA, prepared by me). Ingredients:
#*minced meat, persil, onions, garlic, olive oil, bread crumps, salt, pepper
#*very easy prepare, its even eaten cold
#** I would say the "prepared by me" is referred to Christos ;o)--[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#'''Crostini of polenta with baccalÃ mantecato''' --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#*what about the ingredients?!?--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]]
#**ingredients: polenta, baccalÃ mantecato ;o) --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#***Crostini (or toasted bread) --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 12:07, 19 December 2005 (CET)
#Michela will prepare '''Frico''' for everybody!! Everybody needs to try a piece of FRICO once in life! it is very simple and it is made just with potatoes and typical cheese from my region, Friuli. Paola, I think you will find Montasio in Venice, but Asiago could also be good (considering that in bxl I used Gouda...)
#What about some '''appetisers'''? Com'on guys, propose something!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:29, 16 December 2005 (CET)
#*bruschette (keep away Michela from preparing them, she puts far too much garlic!)
#*tomatos with shrimps in "pink sauce"
#*tzatziki: yoghurt (preferrably the turkish one, which is much better than the greek one), dill, cucumber, olive oil, salt--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:13, 21 December 2005 (CET)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]]#**Enough BULLSHIT, Ill take care of thisWITH A LOT OF GARLIC TO PUT CIRO's ASS ON FIRE! PLUS, since when is Ciro giving the recipy for it?!?!?!?!?--[[User:campatzis|christos]]
#*Greek salad. Ingredients: tomato, cucumber, onion, green pepper, olives, feta, persil, olive oil, sat, oregano
#*...
#NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste. They are small sausages from Nuremberg. Guess who is bringing them?--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)
#Creme au beurre (dessert). This is a quite nice dessert based on butter cookies, sugar and butter, prepared by Isabelle.
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 10:38, 23 December 2005 (CET)

===Who cooks?===
#Vito
#Paola
#Ciro
#Christos
#Fede
#Michela
#Isabelle

===What are we gonna drink?===

# Negroni
#* Simple to prepare. We need: Campari, Gin, Red Martini.
#** The real problem is "how much"...
# Jaegermeister
#* Simple to make drunk Ciro. We need: Ciro, Jaegermeister.
#** The real problem is "how drunk"...
# Mojito
#* Simple to prepare and less deadly than Negroni. We need: White Rum, Lemonjuice, Peppermint, Sugar, Sparkling Water.
#** The more the better. There is no problem...
# Caiprinha
#* having mojito the step is straightforward... We need only cachaÃ§a and limes in addition!
#** The problem is having some brasilians to prepare it...
# Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
#* I know, it's pussy. But so are we!!!!!!
#** The problem is getting some real beer, because that Italian stuff is unswallowable
# Wine
#* You pigs, remember that civilized people invented WINE to accompany food. Given that we are in Italy, a wine producing country, that we can afford to buy Italian wine there (unlike here that it costs TOO much), we need wine!
#** If it is cold, we might also prepare some Vin Brulé.
# Whiskey
#* The Celtic race apart from music contributed to the world with this maginificent digestif that lords and other people that know how to enjoy life honour. Every evening, we all deserve a glass of whiskey. To welcome the new year also. Sth cheap better: say Jameson (not [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna], she's expensive)
#** well, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna] may be expensive, but her [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408890/ dvds ] or [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409156/ tapes] may be not... you bring some from your collection, Christos? :P --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 18:15, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#SPRITZ !!!! we are in Venice .... we are gonna have liters of spritz! --[[User:Paolap|paola]]

===What are we gonna buy?===
Fill in the table below with everything you need for cooking/drinking/gettin'wasted. 
Edit the quantities and correct quantities if you fill that the amount is not correct (but justify your choice!). 
If in doubt, ask for suggestions in the note section.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2

! Name !! Needed for !! Quantity !! Notes
|-

| Cotechino || Cotechino & Lenticchie || 4 pieces || Maybe buying 2 cotechino and 2 zampone is a good idea. Enough? Too much?
|-

| tomatoes || various || 3Kg ||
|-

| Garlic || various || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Onions || various || 3Kg || Need More?
|-

| Celery || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 1 piece || Should we buy more for some appetisers?
|-

| Carrots || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 500g || half for each dish
|-

| Turkish Yoghurt || Tzatziki || 1 l || make sure it's the turkish, not the greek one!!!
|-

| Minced meat || Keftedakia || 2kg ||
|-

| Persil (flat) || Keftedakia || 2 bunches
|-

| Feta || Greek Salad || ~500g || If the Danish was there, we would buy Danish...
|-

| Dill || Tzatziki || 2 bunches ||
|-

| Garlic || Tzatziki || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Cucumber || Tzatziki || 2 big ones, or many many (8 or sth.) small ones || I love cucumbers!
|-

| White Rum || Mojito || 2-3 bottles of 0.7 l ||
|-

| Lemonjuice || Mojito || sth. like 0.5-1 l || to be honest, no idea about the amount...
|-

| Sparkling water || Mojito || sth like 2 l || again, no idea... but better too much, we can drink it the next day!
|-

| Peppermint || Mojito || a lot || I know....
|-

| White Sugar || Mojito || 1 kg || should be more than enough -- I prefer brown sugar for cocktails, thoguh --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 21 December 2005 (CET)
|-

| Brown Sugar || Caipirinha || 1 kg || should be more than enough
|-

| Limes || Caipirinha || 2 kg || Maybe we can use lemons if limes are too expensive
|-

| Campari || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-

| Gin || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-

| Red Martini || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || This makes nearly 3L of Negroni, which might not be enough given that you are all alcoholics, but I hope there will be also other drinks...
|-

| Wine || food || 10 bottles || depends on who wants to drink decently, at least with the food
|-

| Whiskey || digestion || 1 bottle || ok you f**ers, no Jameson...if you dont like her
|-

| NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste || --- || 120 pieces || it's about 2 per 60 <greek accent>pepole</greek accent>. They are not so big, three pieces fit in a sandwich. 
halva, are you gonna buy these?? --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 15:43, 21 December 2005 (CET)
|-

| Potatoes || Frico || 2-3Kg ||
|-

| Montasio cheese || Frico || 1.5Kg || Can also be replaced by Asiago, or some of both cheese
|-

| Shrimps || Appetisers || 1Kg || Small pre-cooked shrimps should be ok
|-

| Mayonese || pink sauce || 1 big pot ||
|-

| ketchup || pink sauce || 1 big pot ||
|-

| bruschette bread || bruschette || 1Kg || Vito will buy it in Salentu (there you can find the best bruschette bread ;-))
|-

| butter cookies || creme au beurre || 2 standard size packs
|-

| butter || creme au beurre || 500 g ||
|-

| sugar || creme au beurre || 400 g || fine sugar if possible
|-

| eggs || creme au beurre || 4 ||
|-

|}

New year

2005-12-23T09:42:37Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna buy? */

=!!!!!!! PARTY !!!!!!!=

===What are we gonna eat?===
#'''Cotechino & Lenticchie''' (Lenticchie prepared by Vito, cotechino prepared by anyone). Ingredients:
#* lentils (Vito can buy in south italy ;-) ), celery, carrots, onions, garlic, olive oil
#* cotechino (kind of spiced Italian sausage)
#'''Ciciri e tria''' (typical salentu dish prepared by Vito... someone already tried, but as Vito was drunk that time, he used a bit too much pepper... He promises he won't use pepper this time!). Ingredients can be bought by Vito in south Italy (to be refounded):
#*3/4 Kg of "tria", fresh pasta similar to tagliatelle
#*Cickpeas
#*celery, carrots, onions, garlic (same as for lenticchie)
#** I don't believe that Vito will not drink. See below... --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 16:32, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#** I didn't say I won't drink, I said I won't use pepper!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#'''Keftedakia''' (Greek version of arabian KEFTA, prepared by me). Ingredients:
#*minced meat, persil, onions, garlic, olive oil, bread crumps, salt, pepper
#*very easy prepare, its even eaten cold
#** I would say the "prepared by me" is referred to Christos ;o)--[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#'''Crostini of polenta with baccalÃ mantecato''' --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#*what about the ingredients?!?--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]]
#**ingredients: polenta, baccalÃ mantecato ;o) --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#***Crostini (or toasted bread) --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 12:07, 19 December 2005 (CET)
#Michela will prepare '''Frico''' for everybody!! Everybody needs to try a piece of FRICO once in life! it is very simple and it is made just with potatoes and typical cheese from my region, Friuli. Paola, I think you will find Montasio in Venice, but Asiago could also be good (considering that in bxl I used Gouda...)
#What about some '''appetisers'''? Com'on guys, propose something!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:29, 16 December 2005 (CET)
#*bruschette (keep away Michela from preparing them, she puts far too much garlic!)
#*tomatos with shrimps in "pink sauce"
#*tzatziki: yoghurt (preferrably the turkish one, which is much better than the greek one), dill, cucumber, olive oil, salt--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:13, 21 December 2005 (CET)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]]#**Enough BULLSHIT, Ill take care of thisWITH A LOT OF GARLIC TO PUT CIRO's ASS ON FIRE! PLUS, since when is Ciro giving the recipy for it?!?!?!?!?--[[User:campatzis|christos]]
#*Greek salad. Ingredients: tomato, cucumber, onion, green pepper, olives, feta, persil, olive oil, sat, oregano
#*...
#NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste. They are small sausages from Nuremberg. Guess who is bringing them?--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)
#Creme au beurre (dessert). This is a quite nice dessert based on butter cookies, sugar and butter, prepared by Isabelle.
--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 10:38, 23 December 2005 (CET)

===Who cooks?===
#Vito
#Paola
#Ciro
#Christos
#Fede
#Michela
#Isabelle

===What are we gonna drink?===

# Negroni
#* Simple to prepare. We need: Campari, Gin, Red Martini.
#** The real problem is "how much"...
# Jaegermeister
#* Simple to make drunk Ciro. We need: Ciro, Jaegermeister.
#** The real problem is "how drunk"...
# Mojito
#* Simple to prepare and less deadly than Negroni. We need: White Rum, Lemonjuice, Peppermint, Sugar, Sparkling Water.
#** The more the better. There is no problem...
# Caiprinha
#* having mojito the step is straightforward... We need only cachaÃ§a and limes in addition!
#** The problem is having some brasilians to prepare it...
# Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
#* I know, it's pussy. But so are we!!!!!!
#** The problem is getting some real beer, because that Italian stuff is unswallowable
# Wine
#* You pigs, remember that civilized people invented WINE to accompany food. Given that we are in Italy, a wine producing country, that we can afford to buy Italian wine there (unlike here that it costs TOO much), we need wine!
#** If it is cold, we might also prepare some Vin Brulé.
# Whiskey
#* The Celtic race apart from music contributed to the world with this maginificent digestif that lords and other people that know how to enjoy life honour. Every evening, we all deserve a glass of whiskey. To welcome the new year also. Sth cheap better: say Jameson (not [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna], she's expensive)
#** well, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna] may be expensive, but her [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408890/ dvds ] or [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409156/ tapes] may be not... you bring some from your collection, Christos? :P --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 18:15, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#SPRITZ !!!! we are in Venice .... we are gonna have liters of spritz! --[[User:Paolap|paola]]

===What are we gonna buy?===
Fill in the table below with everything you need for cooking/drinking/gettin'wasted. 
Edit the quantities and correct quantities if you fill that the amount is not correct (but justify your choice!). 
If in doubt, ask for suggestions in the note section.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2

! Name !! Needed for !! Quantity !! Notes
|-

| Cotechino || Cotechino & Lenticchie || 4 pieces || Maybe buying 2 cotechino and 2 zampone is a good idea. Enough? Too much?
|-

| tomatoes || various || 3Kg ||
|-

| Garlic || various || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Onions || various || 3Kg || Need More?
|-

| Celery || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 1 piece || Should we buy more for some appetisers?
|-

| Carrots || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 500g || half for each dish
|-

| Turkish Yoghurt || Tzatziki || 1 l || make sure it's the turkish, not the greek one!!!
|-

| Minced meat || Keftedakia || 2kg ||
|-

| Persil (flat) || Keftedakia || 2 bunches
|-

| Feta || Greek Salad || ~500g || If the Danish was there, we would buy Danish...
|-

| Dill || Tzatziki || 2 bunches ||
|-

| Garlic || Tzatziki || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Cucumber || Tzatziki || 2 big ones, or many many (8 or sth.) small ones || I love cucumbers!
|-

| White Rum || Mojito || 2-3 bottles of 0.7 l ||
|-

| Lemonjuice || Mojito || sth. like 0.5-1 l || to be honest, no idea about the amount...
|-

| Sparkling water || Mojito || sth like 2 l || again, no idea... but better too much, we can drink it the next day!
|-

| Peppermint || Mojito || a lot || I know....
|-

| White Sugar || Mojito || 1 kg || should be more than enough -- I prefer brown sugar for cocktails, thoguh --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 21 December 2005 (CET)
|-

| Brown Sugar || Caipirinha || 1 kg || should be more than enough
|-

| Limes || Caipirinha || 2 kg || Maybe we can use lemons if limes are too expensive
|-

| Campari || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-

| Gin || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-

| Red Martini || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || This makes nearly 3L of Negroni, which might not be enough given that you are all alcoholics, but I hope there will be also other drinks...
|-

| Wine || food || 10 bottles || depends on who wants to drink decently, at least with the food
|-

| Whiskey || digestion || 1 bottle || ok you f**ers, no Jameson...if you dont like her
|-

| NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste || --- || 120 pieces || it's about 2 per 60 <greek accent>pepole</greek accent>. They are not so big, three pieces fit in a sandwich. 
halva, are you gonna buy these?? --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 15:43, 21 December 2005 (CET)
|-

| Potatoes || Frico || 2-3Kg ||
|-

| Montasio cheese || Frico || 1.5Kg || Can also be replaced by Asiago, or some of both cheese
|-

| Shrimps || Appetisers || 1Kg || Small pre-cooked shrimps should be ok
|-

| Mayonese || pink sauce || 1 big pot ||
|-

| ketchup || pink sauce || 1 big pot ||
|-

| bruschette bread || bruschette || 1Kg || Vito will buy it in Salentu (there you can find the best bruschette bread ;-))

| butter cookies || creme au beurre || 2 standard size packs
|-

| butter || creme au beurre || 500 g ||
|-

| sugar || creme au beurre || 400 g || fine sugar if possible
|-

| eggs || creme au beurre || 4 ||
|-

|}

New year

2005-12-23T09:38:12Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna eat? */

New year

2005-12-23T09:33:10Z

Ciro: /* Who cooks? */

=!!!!!!! PARTY !!!!!!!=

===What are we gonna eat?===
#'''Cotechino & Lenticchie''' (Lenticchie prepared by Vito, cotechino prepared by anyone). Ingredients:
#* lentils (Vito can buy in south italy ;-) ), celery, carrots, onions, garlic, olive oil
#* cotechino (kind of spiced Italian sausage)
#'''Ciciri e tria''' (typical salentu dish prepared by Vito... someone already tried, but as Vito was drunk that time, he used a bit too much pepper... He promises he won't use pepper this time!). Ingredients can be bought by Vito in south Italy (to be refounded):
#*3/4 Kg of "tria", fresh pasta similar to tagliatelle
#*Cickpeas
#*celery, carrots, onions, garlic (same as for lenticchie)
#** I don't believe that Vito will not drink. See below... --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 16:32, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#** I didn't say I won't drink, I said I won't use pepper!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#'''Keftedakia''' (Greek version of arabian KEFTA, prepared by me). Ingredients:
#*minced meat, persil, onions, garlic, olive oil, bread crumps, salt, pepper
#*very easy prepare, its even eaten cold
#** I would say the "prepared by me" is referred to Christos ;o)--[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#'''Crostini of polenta with baccalÃ mantecato''' --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#*what about the ingredients?!?--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]]
#**ingredients: polenta, baccalÃ mantecato ;o) --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#***Crostini (or toasted bread) --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 12:07, 19 December 2005 (CET)
#Michela will prepare '''Frico''' for everybody!! Everybody needs to try a piece of FRICO once in life! it is very simple and it is made just with potatoes and typical cheese from my region, Friuli. Paola, I think you will find Montasio in Venice, but Asiago could also be good (considering that in bxl I used Gouda...)
#What about some '''appetisers'''? Com'on guys, propose something!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:29, 16 December 2005 (CET)
#*bruschette (keep away Michela from preparing them, she puts far too much garlic!)
#*tomatos with shrimps in "pink sauce"
#*tzatziki: yoghurt (preferrably the turkish one, which is much better than the greek one), dill, cucumber, olive oil, salt--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:13, 21 December 2005 (CET)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]]#**Enough BULLSHIT, Ill take care of thisWITH A LOT OF GARLIC TO PUT CIRO's ASS ON FIRE! PLUS, since when is Ciro giving the recipy for it?!?!?!?!?--[[User:campatzis|christos]]
#*Greek salad. Ingredients: tomato, cucumber, onion, green pepper, olives, feta, persil, olive oil, sat, oregano
#*...
#NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste. They are small sausages from Nuremberg. Guess who is bringing them?--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)

===Who cooks?===
#Vito
#Paola
#Ciro
#Christos
#Fede
#Michela
#Isabelle

===What are we gonna drink?===

# Negroni
#* Simple to prepare. We need: Campari, Gin, Red Martini.
#** The real problem is "how much"...
# Jaegermeister
#* Simple to make drunk Ciro. We need: Ciro, Jaegermeister.
#** The real problem is "how drunk"...
# Mojito
#* Simple to prepare and less deadly than Negroni. We need: White Rum, Lemonjuice, Peppermint, Sugar, Sparkling Water.
#** The more the better. There is no problem...
# Caiprinha
#* having mojito the step is straightforward... We need only cachaÃ§a and limes in addition!
#** The problem is having some brasilians to prepare it...
# Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
#* I know, it's pussy. But so are we!!!!!!
#** The problem is getting some real beer, because that Italian stuff is unswallowable
# Wine
#* You pigs, remember that civilized people invented WINE to accompany food. Given that we are in Italy, a wine producing country, that we can afford to buy Italian wine there (unlike here that it costs TOO much), we need wine!
#** If it is cold, we might also prepare some Vin Brulé.
# Whiskey
#* The Celtic race apart from music contributed to the world with this maginificent digestif that lords and other people that know how to enjoy life honour. Every evening, we all deserve a glass of whiskey. To welcome the new year also. Sth cheap better: say Jameson (not [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna], she's expensive)
#** well, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna] may be expensive, but her [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408890/ dvds ] or [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409156/ tapes] may be not... you bring some from your collection, Christos? :P --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 18:15, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#SPRITZ !!!! we are in Venice .... we are gonna have liters of spritz! --[[User:Paolap|paola]]

===What are we gonna buy?===
Fill in the table below with everything you need for cooking/drinking/gettin'wasted. 
Edit the quantities and correct quantities if you fill that the amount is not correct (but justify your choice!). 
If in doubt, ask for suggestions in the note section.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2

! Name !! Needed for !! Quantity !! Notes
|-

| Cotechino || Cotechino & Lenticchie || 4 pieces || Maybe buying 2 cotechino and 2 zampone is a good idea. Enough? Too much?
|-

| tomatoes || various || 3Kg ||
|-

| Garlic || various || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Onions || various || 3Kg || Need More?
|-

| Celery || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 1 piece || Should we buy more for some appetisers?
|-

| Carrots || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 500g || half for each dish
|-

| Turkish Yoghurt || Tzatziki || 1 l || make sure it's the turkish, not the greek one!!!
|-

| Minced meat || Keftedakia || 2kg ||
|-

| Persil (flat) || Keftedakia || 2 bunches
|-

| Feta || Greek Salad || ~500g || If the Danish was there, we would buy Danish...
|-

| Dill || Tzatziki || 2 bunches ||
|-

| Garlic || Tzatziki || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Cucumber || Tzatziki || 2 big ones, or many many (8 or sth.) small ones || I love cucumbers!
|-

| White Rum || Mojito || 2-3 bottles of 0.7 l ||
|-

| Lemonjuice || Mojito || sth. like 0.5-1 l || to be honest, no idea about the amount...
|-

| Sparkling water || Mojito || sth like 2 l || again, no idea... but better too much, we can drink it the next day!
|-

| Peppermint || Mojito || a lot || I know....
|-

| White Sugar || Mojito || 1 kg || should be more than enough -- I prefer brown sugar for cocktails, thoguh --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 21 December 2005 (CET)
|-

| Brown Sugar || Caipirinha || 1 kg || should be more than enough
|-

| Limes || Caipirinha || 2 kg || Maybe we can use lemons if limes are too expensive
|-

| Campari || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-

| Gin || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-

| Red Martini || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || This makes nearly 3L of Negroni, which might not be enough given that you are all alcoholics, but I hope there will be also other drinks...
|-

| Wine || food || 10 bottles || depends on who wants to drink decently, at least with the food
|-

| Whiskey || digestion || 1 bottle || ok you f**ers, no Jameson...if you dont like her
|-

| NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste || --- || 120 pieces || it's about 2 per 60 <greek accent>pepole</greek accent>. They are not so big, three pieces fit in a sandwich. 
halva, are you gonna buy these?? --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 15:43, 21 December 2005 (CET)
|-

| Potatoes || Frico || 2-3Kg ||
|-

| Montasio cheese || Frico || 1.5Kg || Can also be replaced by Asiago, or some of both cheese
|-

| Shrimps || Appetisers || 1Kg || Small pre-cooked shrimps should be ok
|-

| Mayonese || pink sauce || 1 big pot ||
|-

| ketchup || pink sauce || 1 big pot ||
|-

| bruschette bread || bruschette || 1Kg || Vito will buy it in Salentu (there you can find the best bruschette bread ;-))

|}

New year

2005-12-21T11:28:00Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna buy? */

=!!!!!!! PARTY !!!!!!!=

===What are we gonna eat?===
#'''Cotechino & Lenticchie''' (Lenticchie prepared by Vito, cotechino prepared by anyone). Ingredients:
#* lentils (Vito can buy in south italy ;-) ), celery, carrots, onions, garlic, olive oil
#* cotechino (kind of spiced Italian sausage)
#'''Ciciri e tria''' (typical salentu dish prepared by Vito... someone already tried, but as Vito was drunk that time, he used a bit too much pepper... He promises he won't use pepper this time!). Ingredients can be bought by Vito in south Italy (to be refounded):
#*3/4 Kg of "tria", fresh pasta similar to tagliatelle
#*Cickpeas
#*celery, carrots, onions, garlic (same as for lenticchie)
#** I don't believe that Vito will not drink. See below... --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 16:32, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#** I didn't say I won't drink, I said I won't use pepper!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#'''Keftedakia''' (Greek version of arabian KEFTA, prepared by me). Ingredients:
#*minced meat, persil, onions, garlic, olive oil, bread crumps, salt, pepper
#*very easy prepare, its even eaten cold
#** I would say the "prepared by me" is referred to Christos ;o)--[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#'''Crostini of polenta with baccalÃ mantecato''' --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#*what about the ingredients?!?--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]]
#**ingredients: polenta, baccalÃ mantecato ;o) --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#***Crostini (or toasted bread) --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 12:07, 19 December 2005 (CET)
#Michela will prepare '''Frico''' for everybody!! Everybody needs to try a piece of FRICO once in life! it is very simple and it is made just with potatoes and typical cheese from my region, Friuli. Paola, I think you will find Montasio in Venice, but Asiago could also be good (considering that in bxl I used Gouda...)
#What about some '''appetisers'''? Com'on guys, propose something!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:29, 16 December 2005 (CET)
#*bruschette (keep away Michela from preparing them, she puts far too much garlic!)
#*tomatos with shrimps in "pink sauce"
#*tzatziki: yoghurt (preferrably the turkish one, which is much better than the greek one), dill, cucumber, olive oil, salt--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:13, 21 December 2005 (CET)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)
#*...
#NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste. They are small sausages from Nuremberg. Guess who is bringing them?--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)

===Who cooks?===
#Vito
#Paola
#Ciro
#Christos
#Fede
#Michela

===What are we gonna drink?===

# Negroni
#* Simple to prepare. We need: Campari, Gin, Red Martini.
#** The real problem is "how much"...
# Jaegermeister
#* Simple to make drunk Ciro. We need: Ciro, Jaegermeister.
#** The real problem is "how drunk"...
# Mojito
#* Simple to prepare and less deadly than Negroni. We need: White Rum, Lemonjuice, Peppermint, Sugar, Sparkling Water.
#** The more the better. There is no problem...
# Caiprinha
#* having mojito the step is straightforward... We need only cachaÃ§a and limes in addition!
#** The problem is having some brasilians to prepare it...
# Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
#* I know, it's pussy. But so are we!!!!!!
#** The problem is getting some real beer, because that Italian stuff is unswallowable
# Wine
#* You pigs, remember that civilized people invented WINE to accompany food. Given that we are in Italy, a wine producing country, that we can afford to buy Italian wine there (unlike here that it costs TOO much), we need wine!
#** If it is cold, we might also prepare some Vin Brulé.
# Whiskey
#* The Celtic race apart from music contributed to the world with this maginificent digestif that lords and other people that know how to enjoy life honour. Every evening, we all deserve a glass of whiskey. To welcome the new year also. Sth cheap better: say Jameson (not [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna], she's expensive)
#** well, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna] may be expensive, but her [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408890/ dvds ] or [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409156/ tapes] may be not... you bring some from your collection, Christos? :P --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 18:15, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#SPRITZ !!!! we are in Venice .... we are gonna have liters of spritz! --[[User:Paolap|paola]]

===What are we gonna buy?===
Fill in the table below with everything you need for cooking/drinking/gettin'wasted. 
Edit the quantities and correct quantities if you fill that the amount is not correct (but justify your choice!). 
If in doubt, ask for suggestions in the note section.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2

! Name !! Needed for !! Quantity !! Notes
|-

| Cotechino || Cotechino & Lenticchie || 4 pieces || Maybe buying 2 cotechino and 2 zampone is a good idea. Enough? Too much?
|-

| Garlic || --- || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Onions || --- || 2Kg || Need More?
|-

| Celery || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 1 piece || Should we buy more for some appetisers?
|-

| Carrots || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 500g || half for each dish
|-

| Turkish Yoghurt || Tzatziki || 1 l || make sure it's the turkish, not the greek one!!!
|-

| Dill || Tzatziki || 2 bunches
|-

| Garlic || Tzatziki || 3-5 pieces
|-

| Cucumber || Tzatziki || 2 big ones, or many many (8 or sth.) small ones || I love cucumbers!
|-

| White Rum || Mojito || 2-3 bottles of 0.7 l
|-

| Lemonjuice || Mojito || sth. like 0.5-1 l || to be honest, no idea about the amount...
|-

| Sparkling water || Mojito || sth like 2 l || again, no idea... but better too much, we can drink it the next day!
|-

| Peppermint || Mojito || a lot || I know....
|-

| White Sugar || Mojito || 1 kg || should be more than enough
|-

|-
| Campari || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-
| Gin || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-
| Red Martini || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || This makes nearly 3L of Negroni, which might not be enough given that you are all alcoholics, but I hope there will be also other drinks...

|-
| NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste || --- || 120 pieces || it's about 2 per 60 <greek accent>pepole</greek accent>. They are not so big, three pieces fit in a sandwich.

|}

New year

2005-12-21T11:27:15Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna buy? */

=!!!!!!! PARTY !!!!!!!=

===What are we gonna eat?===
#'''Cotechino & Lenticchie''' (Lenticchie prepared by Vito, cotechino prepared by anyone). Ingredients:
#* lentils (Vito can buy in south italy ;-) ), celery, carrots, onions, garlic, olive oil
#* cotechino (kind of spiced Italian sausage)
#'''Ciciri e tria''' (typical salentu dish prepared by Vito... someone already tried, but as Vito was drunk that time, he used a bit too much pepper... He promises he won't use pepper this time!). Ingredients can be bought by Vito in south Italy (to be refounded):
#*3/4 Kg of "tria", fresh pasta similar to tagliatelle
#*Cickpeas
#*celery, carrots, onions, garlic (same as for lenticchie)
#** I don't believe that Vito will not drink. See below... --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 16:32, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#** I didn't say I won't drink, I said I won't use pepper!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#'''Keftedakia''' (Greek version of arabian KEFTA, prepared by me). Ingredients:
#*minced meat, persil, onions, garlic, olive oil, bread crumps, salt, pepper
#*very easy prepare, its even eaten cold
#** I would say the "prepared by me" is referred to Christos ;o)--[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#'''Crostini of polenta with baccalÃ mantecato''' --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#*what about the ingredients?!?--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]]
#**ingredients: polenta, baccalÃ mantecato ;o) --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#***Crostini (or toasted bread) --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 12:07, 19 December 2005 (CET)
#Michela will prepare '''Frico''' for everybody!! Everybody needs to try a piece of FRICO once in life! it is very simple and it is made just with potatoes and typical cheese from my region, Friuli. Paola, I think you will find Montasio in Venice, but Asiago could also be good (considering that in bxl I used Gouda...)
#What about some '''appetisers'''? Com'on guys, propose something!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:29, 16 December 2005 (CET)
#*bruschette (keep away Michela from preparing them, she puts far too much garlic!)
#*tomatos with shrimps in "pink sauce"
#*tzatziki: yoghurt (preferrably the turkish one, which is much better than the greek one), dill, cucumber, olive oil, salt--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:13, 21 December 2005 (CET)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)
#*...
#NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste. They are small sausages from Nuremberg. Guess who is bringing them?--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)

===Who cooks?===
#Vito
#Paola
#Ciro
#Christos
#Fede
#Michela

===What are we gonna drink?===

# Negroni
#* Simple to prepare. We need: Campari, Gin, Red Martini.
#** The real problem is "how much"...
# Jaegermeister
#* Simple to make drunk Ciro. We need: Ciro, Jaegermeister.
#** The real problem is "how drunk"...
# Mojito
#* Simple to prepare and less deadly than Negroni. We need: White Rum, Lemonjuice, Peppermint, Sugar, Sparkling Water.
#** The more the better. There is no problem...
# Caiprinha
#* having mojito the step is straightforward... We need only cachaÃ§a and limes in addition!
#** The problem is having some brasilians to prepare it...
# Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
#* I know, it's pussy. But so are we!!!!!!
#** The problem is getting some real beer, because that Italian stuff is unswallowable
# Wine
#* You pigs, remember that civilized people invented WINE to accompany food. Given that we are in Italy, a wine producing country, that we can afford to buy Italian wine there (unlike here that it costs TOO much), we need wine!
#** If it is cold, we might also prepare some Vin Brulé.
# Whiskey
#* The Celtic race apart from music contributed to the world with this maginificent digestif that lords and other people that know how to enjoy life honour. Every evening, we all deserve a glass of whiskey. To welcome the new year also. Sth cheap better: say Jameson (not [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna], she's expensive)
#** well, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna] may be expensive, but her [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408890/ dvds ] or [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409156/ tapes] may be not... you bring some from your collection, Christos? :P --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 18:15, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#SPRITZ !!!! we are in Venice .... we are gonna have liters of spritz! --[[User:Paolap|paola]]

===What are we gonna buy?===
Fill in the table below with everything you need for cooking/drinking/gettin'wasted. 
Edit the quantities and correct quantities if you fill that the amount is not correct (but justify your choice!). 
If in doubt, ask for suggestions in the note section.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2

! Name !! Needed for !! Quantity !! Notes
|-

| Cotechino || Cotechino & Lenticchie || 4 pieces || Maybe buying 2 cotechino and 2 zampone is a good idea. Enough? Too much?
|-

| Garlic || --- || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Onions || --- || 2Kg || Need More?
|-

| Celery || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 1 piece || Should we buy more for some appetisers?
|-

| Carrots || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 500g || half for each dish
|-

| Turkish Yoghurt || Tzatziki || 1 l || make sure it's the turkish, not the greek one!!! ||
|-

| Dill || Tzatziki || 2 bunches ||
|-

| Garlic || Tzatziki || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Cucumber || Tzatziki || 2 big ones, or many many (8 or sth.) small ones || I love cucumbers! ||
|-

| White Rum || Mojito || 2-3 bottles of 0.7 l ||
|-

| Lemonjuice || Mojito || sth. like 0.5-1 l || to be honest, no idea about the amount... ||
|-

| Sparkling water || Mojito || sth like 2 l || again, no idea... but better too much, we can drink it the next day! ||
|-

| Peppermint || Mojito || a lot || I know.... ||
|-

| White Sugar || Mojito || 1 kg || should be more than enough ||
|-

|-
| Campari || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-
| Gin || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-
| Red Martini || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || This makes nearly 3L of Negroni, which might not be enough given that you are all alcoholics, but I hope there will be also other drinks...

|-
| NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste || --- || 120 pieces || it's about 2 per 60 <greek accent>pepole</greek accent>. They are not so big, three pieces fit in a sandwich.

|}

New year

2005-12-21T11:26:28Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna buy? */

=!!!!!!! PARTY !!!!!!!=

===What are we gonna eat?===
#'''Cotechino & Lenticchie''' (Lenticchie prepared by Vito, cotechino prepared by anyone). Ingredients:
#* lentils (Vito can buy in south italy ;-) ), celery, carrots, onions, garlic, olive oil
#* cotechino (kind of spiced Italian sausage)
#'''Ciciri e tria''' (typical salentu dish prepared by Vito... someone already tried, but as Vito was drunk that time, he used a bit too much pepper... He promises he won't use pepper this time!). Ingredients can be bought by Vito in south Italy (to be refounded):
#*3/4 Kg of "tria", fresh pasta similar to tagliatelle
#*Cickpeas
#*celery, carrots, onions, garlic (same as for lenticchie)
#** I don't believe that Vito will not drink. See below... --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 16:32, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#** I didn't say I won't drink, I said I won't use pepper!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 16:38, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#'''Keftedakia''' (Greek version of arabian KEFTA, prepared by me). Ingredients:
#*minced meat, persil, onions, garlic, olive oil, bread crumps, salt, pepper
#*very easy prepare, its even eaten cold
#** I would say the "prepared by me" is referred to Christos ;o)--[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#'''Crostini of polenta with baccalÃ mantecato''' --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#*what about the ingredients?!?--[[User:Vtrianni|vito]]
#**ingredients: polenta, baccalÃ mantecato ;o) --[[User:Paolap|paola]]
#***Crostini (or toasted bread) --[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 12:07, 19 December 2005 (CET)
#Michela will prepare '''Frico''' for everybody!! Everybody needs to try a piece of FRICO once in life! it is very simple and it is made just with potatoes and typical cheese from my region, Friuli. Paola, I think you will find Montasio in Venice, but Asiago could also be good (considering that in bxl I used Gouda...)
#What about some '''appetisers'''? Com'on guys, propose something!!! --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 14:29, 16 December 2005 (CET)
#*bruschette (keep away Michela from preparing them, she puts far too much garlic!)
#*tomatos with shrimps in "pink sauce"
#*tzatziki: yoghurt (preferrably the turkish one, which is much better than the greek one), dill, cucumber, olive oil, salt--[[User:Ciro|Ciro]] 11:13, 21 December 2005 (CET)--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)
#*...
#NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste. They are small sausages from Nuremberg. Guess who is bringing them?--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 11:24, 21 December 2005 (CET)

===Who cooks?===
#Vito
#Paola
#Ciro
#Christos
#Fede
#Michela

===What are we gonna drink?===

# Negroni
#* Simple to prepare. We need: Campari, Gin, Red Martini.
#** The real problem is "how much"...
# Jaegermeister
#* Simple to make drunk Ciro. We need: Ciro, Jaegermeister.
#** The real problem is "how drunk"...
# Mojito
#* Simple to prepare and less deadly than Negroni. We need: White Rum, Lemonjuice, Peppermint, Sugar, Sparkling Water.
#** The more the better. There is no problem...
# Caiprinha
#* having mojito the step is straightforward... We need only cachaÃ§a and limes in addition!
#** The problem is having some brasilians to prepare it...
# Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
#* I know, it's pussy. But so are we!!!!!!
#** The problem is getting some real beer, because that Italian stuff is unswallowable
# Wine
#* You pigs, remember that civilized people invented WINE to accompany food. Given that we are in Italy, a wine producing country, that we can afford to buy Italian wine there (unlike here that it costs TOO much), we need wine!
#** If it is cold, we might also prepare some Vin Brulé.
# Whiskey
#* The Celtic race apart from music contributed to the world with this maginificent digestif that lords and other people that know how to enjoy life honour. Every evening, we all deserve a glass of whiskey. To welcome the new year also. Sth cheap better: say Jameson (not [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna], she's expensive)
#** well, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001398/ Jenna] may be expensive, but her [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408890/ dvds ] or [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409156/ tapes] may be not... you bring some from your collection, Christos? :P --[[User:Vtrianni|vito]] 18:15, 14 December 2005 (CET)
#SPRITZ !!!! we are in Venice .... we are gonna have liters of spritz! --[[User:Paolap|paola]]

===What are we gonna buy?===
Fill in the table below with everything you need for cooking/drinking/gettin'wasted. 
Edit the quantities and correct quantities if you fill that the amount is not correct (but justify your choice!). 
If in doubt, ask for suggestions in the note section.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2

! Name !! Needed for !! Quantity !! Notes
|-

| Cotechino || Cotechino & Lenticchie || 4 pieces || Maybe buying 2 cotechino and 2 zampone is a good idea. Enough? Too much?
|-

| Garlic || --- || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Onions || --- || 2Kg || Need More?
|-

| Celery || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 1 piece || Should we buy more for some appetisers?
|-

| Carrots || Cotechino & Lenticchie Ciciri e tria || 500g || half for each dish

| Turkish Yoghurt || Tzatziki || 1 l || make sure it's the turkish, not the greek one!!! ||
|-

| Dill || Tzatziki || 2 bunches ||
|-

| Garlic || Tzatziki || 3-5 pieces ||
|-

| Cucumber || Tzatziki || 2 big ones, or many many (8 or sth.) small ones || I love cucumbers! ||
|-

| White Rum || Mojito || 2-3 bottles of 0.7 l ||
|-

| Lemonjuice || Mojito || sth. like 0.5-1 l || to be honest, no idea about the amount... ||
|-

| Sparkling water || Mojito || sth like 2 l || again, no idea... but better too much, we can drink it the next day! ||
|-

| Peppermint || Mojito || a lot || I know.... ||
|-

| White Sugar || Mojito || 1 kg || should be more than enough ||
|-

|-
| Campari || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-
| Gin || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || See below
|-
| Red Martini || Negroni || 1 bottle (~ 1L) || This makes nearly 3L of Negroni, which might not be enough given that you are all alcoholics, but I hope there will be also other drinks...

|-
| NÃ¼rnberger BratwÃ¼rste || --- || 120 pieces || it's about 2 per 60 <greek accent>pepole</greek accent>. They are not so big, three pieces fit in a sandwich.

|}

New year

2005-12-21T10:13:02Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna eat? */

New year

2005-12-14T16:06:01Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna drink? */

New year

2005-12-14T15:46:06Z

Ciro: /* Who cooks? */

New year

2005-12-14T15:45:48Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna drink? */

New year

2005-12-14T15:45:11Z

Ciro: /* What are we gonna drink? */

StudentsIRIDIA

2005-12-13T14:09:00Z

Ciro:

= Christos Ampatzis =
'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~campatzis

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 13.10.2003

'''DEA obtained on:''' 03.09.2004

'''Fellowship (ARC):''' 13.08.2004 - 12.10.2007
'''Fellowship (SWARM-BOTS):''' 13.10.2003 - 12.08.2004

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' Elio Tuci

'''ComitÃ© d'accompagnement:''' Hugues Bersini, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, Marco Dorigo

'''Birth-date:''' 29.11.1977

[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/Plan_Christos_Ampatzis Plan (future work)] - Last meeting: 05.12.2005

[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/History_Christos_Ampatzis History (past work)]

= Prasanna Balaprakash =

'''Homepage :''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~prasanna

'''Ph.D. studies started :''' 08.11.2004

'''Fellowship (COMP2SYS):''' 08.11.2004 - 07.11.2006

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' Mauro Birattari

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Marco Dorigo, Thomas StÃ¼tzle, Walter J. Gutjahr

'''Birth-date:''' 08.04.1980

[[Plan Prasanna Balaprakash | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 05.12.2005

[[History Prasanna Balaprakash | History (past work)]]

= Alexandre Campo =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 19.10.2004

'''Fellowship (COMP2SYS) started:''' 19.10.2004

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' Jean-Louis Deneubourg

'''Birth-date:''' 18.05.1980

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Marco Dorigo, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, Alcherio Martinoli

[[Plan Alexandre Campo | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 05.12.2005

[[History Alexandre Campo | History (past work)]]

= Anders Lyhne Christensen =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~alyhne/

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 07.10.2004

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' None

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Thomas StÃ¼tzle, Luca M. Gambardella, Marco Dorigo

'''Date of birth:''' 03.03.1977

[[Plan Anders Lyhne Christensen | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 05.12.2005

[[History Anders Lyhne Christensen | History (past work)]]

= Roderich Gross =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~rgross

'''DEA studies started - ended :''' 01.02.2002 - ??.09.2003

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' September 2003

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' -

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Hugues Bersini, Dario Floreano, Marco Dorigo

'''Birth-date:''' 20.04.1977

[[Plan Roderich Gross | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 13.12.2005

[[History Roderich Gross | History (past work)]]

= Thomas Halva Labella =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~hlabella

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 01.10.2001

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Marco Dorigo, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, André Preumont

'''Birth-date:''' 13.07.1975

[[Plan Halva | Plan (future work)]]

[[History Halva | History (past work)]]

= Max Manfrin =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mmanfrin

'''DEA studies started - ended:''' 15.09.2003 - 14.09.2004

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 14.10.2004

'''Fellowship (COMP2SYS):''' 01.04.2004 - 31.03.2007 '''Fellowship (MHN):''' 01.05.2003 - 31.03.2004

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' Mauro Birattari

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Hugues Bersini, Luca Maria Gambardella, Marco Dorigo

'''Birth-date:''' 29.08.1973

[[Plan Max Manfrin | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 05.12.2005

[[History Max Manfrin | History (past work)]]

= Marco A. Montes de Oca =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mmontes

'''DEA studies started:''' 03.10.2005

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 03.10.2005

'''Fellowship [http://www.programalban.org/index.php?lg=13 AlBan Programme] - IRIDIA started:''' 03.10.2005

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' -

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' -

'''Date of birth:''' - 06/04/1979

[[Plan Marco A. Montes de Oca | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 13.12.2005

[[History Marco A. Montes de Oca | History (past work)]]

= Shervin Nouyan =
'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~snouyan

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 14.10.2002

'''DEA obtained on:''' 03.09.2004

'''Fellowship (SWARM-BOTS):''' 14.10.2002 - 31.03.2005

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:'''

'''ComitÃ© d'accompagnement:''' Hugues Bersini, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, Marco Dorigo

'''Birth-date:''' 25.04.1978

[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/Plan_Shervin_Nouyan Plan (future work)] - Last meeting: 17.11.2005

[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/History_Shervin_Nouyan History (past work)]

= Rehan O'Grady =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~rogrady

'''DEA studies started - ended:''' October 2004 - September 2005

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 15.09.2004

'''Fellowship (ARC):''' 01.02.2005 - 31.03.2005

'''Fellowship (COMP2SYS):''' 01.04.2005 - 31.03.2006

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' -

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Hugues Bersini, Francesco Mondada, Marco Dorigo

'''Date of Birth:''' 6th August 1976

[[Plan Rehan O'Grady | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 02.12.2005

[[History Rehan O'Grady | History (past work)]]
 

= Christophe Philemotte =

'''Homepage :''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~cphilemo/

'''DEA studies started - ended :''' Sep 2002 - Jul 2003

'''Ph.D. studies started :''' Sep 2002 and started again on Sep 2004 (change of subject)

'''Supervisor:''' Hugues Bersini

'''Co-supervisor:''' ---

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Nicolas Cerf, Philippe Van Ham (, GrÃ©goire Nicolis)

'''Birth-date:''' 02 April 1979

[[Plan Christophe Philemotte | Plan (future work)]]

[[History Christophe Philemotte | History (past work)]]

= Krzysztof Socha =

'''Homepage:''' [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ksocha http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ksocha]

'''DEA studies started - ended:''' October 2001 - September 2003

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' September 2001

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''Co-supervisor:''' -

'''Comité d'accompagnement:''' Hugues Bersini, Paul Van Binst, Marco Dorigo

'''Birth-date:''' 23/03/1975

[[Plan Krzysztof Socha | Plan (future work)]] - Last meeting: 05.12.2005

[[History Krzysztof Socha | History (past work)]]
 

= Vito Trianni =

'''Homepage:''' http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~vtrianni

'''Ph.D. studies started:''' 01.10.2002

'''Supervisor:''' Marco Dorigo

'''ComitÃ© d'accompagnement:''' Hugues Bersini, Domenico Parisi, Marco Dorigo

'''Birth-date:''' 11.09.1976

[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/Plan_Vito_Trianni Plan (future work)]

[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/wiki/index.php/History_Vito_Trianni History (past work)]

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-12-12T17:58:55Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 14th December - Shervin */

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-12-12T17:58:18Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 14th December - Shervin */

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-12-12T17:57:43Z

Ciro:

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-11-02T13:01:19Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 2nd November - Rehan */

==Purpose==

# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.
 

==Format==

# Iridia Administration (0 - 15 mins)
# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)
#* Work you have been doing
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)

Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:
* Send round material to be read beforehand.
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.
 

==Timing & Attendance==

The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on

<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center>

Unless:
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.

If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.

'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before).

If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.
 

==Previous Meetings==

See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].

==Wednesday 26th October - Anders==

'''''Presentation / Discussion Topics'''''

Dependability and fault-tolerance in Robotics:

* What is fault-tolerance and dependability?
* What has been done in robotics?
* How could fault tolerance be implemented in a swarm robotics context?

'''''Administration Issues'''''

* Coffee machine
* New documents on the Wiki.
* Next week...
* The new e-pucks
* Simulators and swarm-bot interfaces

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Elio, Rodi, Christos

'''''Results'''''

[[Media :Fault_Tolerant_and_Dependable_Robotics.pdf|Download Presentation(PDF)]]

* ''General:'' The topics on the agenda, which are of general interest are moved to the beginning of the meeting, so that non-robotics people can attend at a fixed hour each week.
* ''Coffee machine'':
** Marco buys a new one when he comes across a good, new coffee machine (suggestions are very welcome)
** Mauro is in charge of sending the current, broken machine to someone who can repair it.
* ''New Wiki-pages'':
** [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - how to publish technical reports at IRIDIA + LaTeX styles etc.
** [[Access to Digital Libraries]]
** [[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]] - A document list common hardware problems and their solutions. Can also be found in the [[SBOT FAQ]] and the [[SBOT STATUS]] sections.
* ''Wiki security'': For certain parts of the Wiki it would be convenient to have access control, so that only people from IRIDIA can access those pages. Anders will look into that.
* ''E-pucks'': All the available info on the e-pucks will be put on the Wiki.
* ''Sbot/simulator interfaces'': Rehan is going to create a repository for the common sbot interface and it is going to be implemented in TwoDee.
* ''OMiss simulator'': Rehan is going to create a Wiki page on checking out and compiling OMiss (the new simulator based on ODE).
 

==Wednesday 2nd November - Rehan==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#* Coffee Machine
#* New Wiki Pages
#* Next week...
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* What is robotic pattern formation?
#* Potential applications using the Swarm Bot robotic platform
#* Discussion / feedback on my research direction
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#* Sbot / Simulator programmatic interfaces
#* Buying a computer+flatscreen for the robot room (or taking one that is not used)
#* Any spare monitor for Rodi?

'''''Reading Material'''''

* There is no reading material for this weeks presentation

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Elio, Thomas
 

==Wednesday 9th November - Federico==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''
*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

N/A
 

==Wednesday 16th November - Elio==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''
*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Marco
 

==Wednesday 23rd November - Christos==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''
*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Ciro (holiday --> no cake, but maybe a havana cigar...)
 

==Wednesday 30th November - Shervin==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''Reading material'''''
*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Ciro (holiday --> no talk!!!)

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-10-26T16:13:03Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 2nd November - Rehan */

==Purpose==

# '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab
# '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas.
# '''Admin'''. Lab administration.
 

==Format==

# Iridia Administration (0 - 15 mins)
# Presentation & Discussion (30 - 50 mins)
#* Work you have been doing
#* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work
#* Other reading on something you are passionate about
# Robotics Group Administration (0 - 15 mins)

Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone:
* Send round material to be read beforehand.
* Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss.
* Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc.
 

==Timing & Attendance==

The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on

<center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center>

Unless:
* A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or
* Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping.

If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day.

'''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before).

If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting.
 

==Previous Meetings==

See [[Previous MEETROBOT meetings | Minutes and agendas from previous meetings]].

==Wednesday 26th October - Anders==

'''''Presentation / Discussion Topics'''''

Dependability and fault-tolerance in Robotics:

* What is fault-tolerance and dependability?
* What has been done in robotics?
* How could fault tolerance be implemented in a swarm robotics context?

'''''Administration Issues'''''

* Coffee machine
* New documents on the Wiki.
* Next week...
* The new e-pucks
* Simulators and swarm-bot interfaces

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Elio, Rodi, Christos

'''''Results'''''

[[Media :Fault_Tolerant_and_Dependable_Robotics.pdf|Download Presentation(PDF)]]

* ''General:'' The topics on the agenda, which are of general interest are moved to the beginning of the meeting, so that non-robotics people can attend at a fixed hour each week.
* ''Coffee machine'':
** Marco buys a new one when he comes across a good, new coffee machine (suggestions are very welcome)
** Mauro is in charge of sending the current, broken machine to someone who can repair it.
* ''New Wiki-pages'':
** [[IRIDIA Technical reports]] - how to publish technical reports at IRIDIA + LaTeX styles etc.
** [[Access to Digital Libraries]]
** [[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]] - A document list common hardware problems and their solutions. Can also be found in the [[SBOT FAQ]] and the [[SBOT STATUS]] sections.
* ''Wiki security'': For certain parts of the Wiki it would be convenient to have access control, so that only people from IRIDIA can access those pages. Anders will look into that.
* ''E-pucks'': All the available info on the e-pucks will be put on the Wiki.
* ''Sbot/simulator interfaces'': Rehan is going to create a repository for the common sbot interface and it is going to be implemented in TwoDee.
* ''OMiss simulator'': Rehan is going to create a Wiki page on checking out and compiling OMiss (the new simulator based on ODE).
 

==Wednesday 2nd November - Rehan==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#* Coffee Machine
#* New Wiki Pages
#* Next week...
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#* What is robotic pattern formation?
#* Potential applications using the Swarm Bot robotic platform
#* Discussion / feedback on my research direction
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#* Sbot / Simulator programmatic interfaces
#* Buying a computer+flatscreen for the robot room (or taking one that is not used)

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Elio, Marco
 

==Wednesday 9th November - Federico==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

N/A
 

==Wednesday 16th November - Elio==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Marco
 

==Wednesday 23rd November - Christos==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Ciro (holiday --> no cake, but maybe a havana cigar...)
 

==Wednesday 30th November - Shervin==

'''''Agenda'''''

# '''IRIDIA Admin'''
#*
# '''Presentation / Discussion'''
#*
# '''Robotics Group Admin'''
#*

'''''People who will be absent'''''

Ciro (holiday --> no talk!!!)

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-10-19T07:10:09Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 23rd November - Christos */

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-10-19T07:09:30Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 23rd November - Christos */

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-10-19T07:09:16Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 23rd November - Shervin */

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-10-19T07:08:40Z

Ciro: /* Wednesday 23rd November - Christos */

SBOT STATUS

2005-10-17T14:02:15Z

Ciro: /* sbot 35 */

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

== Common hardware problems ==

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]

==sbot 6==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Rotation
* Camera (bit out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
* Camera bit out of focus

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 8==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Accelerometer
* IR proximity and ground sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 9==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Camera (quite a red image)
* IR Ground sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Light Sensor
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 13==

GRIPPER CANNOT BE INITIALIZED!!! (-->NOT EVEN TEST-HARDWARE CAN BE STARTED)

'''Not Working'''
* Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 19==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Accelerometer
* Traction Sensor
* Rotation
* Camera
* IR Ground Sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 22==

'''Working'''
* Sound Input
* Sound Output
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity Sensors
* Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

* battery level 7.10 when fully reloaded (17.10.05)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 23==

'''Working'''
* Sound Input
* Sound Output
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity

'''Not Working'''
* gripper doesn't close firmly
* point of gripper tooth broken

'''Comments'''
* Flexible arm attached
* battery level 7.14-7.18 when fully reloaded (17.10.05)

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 24==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Traction Sensor
* Camera (out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 26==
'''Working'''
* Traction
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Ground
* Rotating base

'''Not working'''
* Rotation ???
* IR Prox 5
* Unstable network connection both with wifi and with minicom!!! (when running test-hardware it frequently freezes)
* Plastic of LED ring snapped.

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 30==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* Proximity Sensor
* Traction Sensor
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* cracked perspex on camera tower
* camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

==sbot 32==

'''Working'''
* Traction Sensors
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks

'''Not Working'''
* Camera very out of focus

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 35==

'''Working'''

'''Not Working'''
* Proximity sensors 2,7,12
* Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 36==
'''Working'''
Tracks
Gripper
Proximity
Traction
Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.

Last tested 14th October 2005

SBOT STATUS

2005-10-17T12:55:19Z

Ciro:

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

== Common hardware problems ==

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]

==sbot 6==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Rotation
* Camera (bit out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
* Camera bit out of focus

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 8==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Accelerometer
* IR proximity and ground sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 9==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Camera (quite a red image)
* IR Ground sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Light Sensor
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 13==

GRIPPER CANNOT BE INITIALIZED!!! (-->NOT EVEN TEST-HARDWARE CAN BE STARTED)

'''Not Working'''
* Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 19==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Accelerometer
* Traction Sensor
* Rotation
* Camera
* IR Ground Sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 22==

'''Working'''
* Sound Input
* Sound Output
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity Sensors
* Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

* battery level 7.10 when fully reloaded (17.10.05)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 23==

'''Working'''
* Sound Input
* Sound Output
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity

'''Not Working'''
* gripper doesn't close firmly
* point of gripper tooth broken

'''Comments'''
* Flexible arm attached
* battery level 7.14-7.18 when fully reloaded (17.10.05)

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 24==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Traction Sensor
* Camera (out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 26==
'''Working'''
* Traction
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Ground
* Rotating base

'''Not working'''
* Rotation ???
* IR Prox 5
* Unstable network connection both with wifi and with minicom!!! (when running test-hardware it frequently freezes)
* Plastic of LED ring snapped.

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 30==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* Proximity Sensor
* Traction Sensor
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* cracked perspex on camera tower
* camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

==sbot 32==

'''Working'''
* Traction Sensors
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks

'''Not Working'''
* Camera very out of focus

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 35==

'''Working'''

'''Not Working'''
* Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
* Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 36==
'''Working'''
Tracks
Gripper
Proximity
Traction
Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.

Last tested 14th October 2005

SBOT STATUS

2005-10-14T16:27:24Z

Ciro: /* sbot 26 */

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

== Common hardware problems ==

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]

==sbot 6==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Rotation
* Camera (bit out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
* Camera bit out of focus

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 8==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Accelerometer
* IR proximity and ground sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 9==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Camera (quite a red image)
* IR Ground sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Light Sensor
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 13==
'''Not Working'''
* Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 19==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Accelerometer
* Traction Sensor
* Rotation
* Camera
* IR Ground Sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 22==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity Sensors
* Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 23==
'''Not Working'''
* gripper doesn't close firmly
* point of gripper tooth broken
* battery seems very bad (7.06 after recharging)

'''Comments'''
* Flexible arm attached

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 24==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Traction Sensor
* Camera (out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 26==
'''Working'''
* Traction
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Ground
* Rotating base

'''Not working'''
* Rotation ???
* IR Prox 5
* Unstable network connection also with minicom!!! (when running test-hardware it frequently freezes)
* Plastic of LED ring snapped.

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 30==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* Proximity Sensor
* Traction Sensor
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* cracked perspex on camera tower
* camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

==sbot 32==

'''Working'''
* Traction Sensors
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks

'''Not Working'''
* Camera very out of focus

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 35==

'''Working'''

'''Not Working'''
* Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
* Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 36==
'''Working'''
Tracks
Gripper
Proximity
Traction
Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.

Last tested 14th October 2005

SBOT STATUS

2005-10-14T16:26:33Z

Ciro: /* sbot 26 */

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

== Common hardware problems ==

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]

==sbot 6==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Rotation
* Camera (bit out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
* Camera bit out of focus

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 8==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Accelerometer
* IR proximity and ground sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 9==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Camera (quite a red image)
* IR Ground sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Light Sensor
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 13==
'''Not Working'''
* Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 19==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Accelerometer
* Traction Sensor
* Rotation
* Camera
* IR Ground Sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 22==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity Sensors
* Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 23==
'''Not Working'''
* gripper doesn't close firmly
* point of gripper tooth broken
* battery seems very bad (7.06 after recharging)

'''Comments'''
* Flexible arm attached

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 24==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Traction Sensor
* Camera (out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 26==
'''Working'''
* Traction
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Ground
* Rotating base

'''Not working'''
* Rotation ???
* IR Prox 5
* Unstable network connection (also with minicom!!!)
* Plastic of LED ring snapped.

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 30==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* Proximity Sensor
* Traction Sensor
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* cracked perspex on camera tower
* camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

==sbot 32==

'''Working'''
* Traction Sensors
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks

'''Not Working'''
* Camera very out of focus

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 35==

'''Working'''

'''Not Working'''
* Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
* Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 36==
'''Working'''
Tracks
Gripper
Proximity
Traction
Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.

Last tested 14th October 2005

SBOT STATUS

2005-10-14T16:18:01Z

Ciro: /* sbot 23 */

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

== Common hardware problems ==

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]

==sbot 6==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Rotation
* Camera (bit out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
* Camera bit out of focus

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 8==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Accelerometer
* IR proximity and ground sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 9==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Camera (quite a red image)
* IR Ground sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Light Sensor
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 13==
'''Not Working'''
* Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 19==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Accelerometer
* Traction Sensor
* Rotation
* Camera
* IR Ground Sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 22==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity Sensors
* Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 23==
'''Not Working'''
* gripper doesn't close firmly
* point of gripper tooth broken
* battery seems very bad (7.06 after recharging)

'''Comments'''
* Flexible arm attached

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 24==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Traction Sensor
* Camera (out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 26==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper

'''Not working'''
* Rotation ???
* No network connection
* Plastic of LED ring snapped.

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 30==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* Proximity Sensor
* Traction Sensor
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* cracked perspex on camera tower
* camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

==sbot 32==

'''Working'''
* Traction Sensors
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks

'''Not Working'''
* Camera very out of focus

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 35==

'''Working'''

'''Not Working'''
* Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
* Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 36==
'''Working'''
Tracks
Gripper
Proximity
Traction
Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.

Last tested 14th October 2005

SBOT STATUS

2005-10-14T16:17:41Z

Ciro: /* sbot 23 */

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

== Common hardware problems ==

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]

==sbot 6==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Rotation
* Camera (bit out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
* Camera bit out of focus

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 8==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Accelerometer
* IR proximity and ground sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 9==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Camera (quite a red image)
* IR Ground sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Light Sensor
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 13==
'''Not Working'''
* Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 19==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Accelerometer
* Traction Sensor
* Rotation
* Camera
* IR Ground Sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 22==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity Sensors
* Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 23==
'''Not Working'''
* gripper doesn't close firmly
* point of gripper tooth broken
* one treel broken ??
* battery seems very bad (7.06 after recharging)

'''Comments'''
* Flexible arm attached

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 24==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Traction Sensor
* Camera (out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 26==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper

'''Not working'''
* Rotation ???
* No network connection
* Plastic of LED ring snapped.

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 30==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* Proximity Sensor
* Traction Sensor
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* cracked perspex on camera tower
* camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

==sbot 32==

'''Working'''
* Traction Sensors
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks

'''Not Working'''
* Camera very out of focus

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 35==

'''Working'''

'''Not Working'''
* Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
* Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 36==
'''Working'''
Tracks
Gripper
Proximity
Traction
Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.

Last tested 14th October 2005

SBOT STATUS

2005-10-14T16:17:03Z

Ciro: /* sbot 36 */

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA
For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given.
Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

== Common hardware problems ==

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

[[Media:Quand_quelque_chose_est_casse_sur_le_sbot.pdf | When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)]]

==sbot 6==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Rotation
* Camera (bit out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
* Camera bit out of focus

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 8==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Accelerometer
* IR proximity and ground sensors

'''Not working'''
* Traction sensor not working at all

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 9==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Camera (quite a red image)
* IR Ground sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
* Traction sensor not working at all
* Light Sensor
* Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.

'''Comments'''
* First generation

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 13==
'''Not Working'''
* Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 19==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Accelerometer
* Traction Sensor
* Rotation
* Camera
* IR Ground Sensors

'''Not Working'''
* IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 22==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* IR Proximity Sensors
* Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 23==
'''Not Working'''
* gripper doesn't close firmly
* point of gripper tooth broken
* one treel broken ??

'''Comments'''
* Flexible arm attached

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 24==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Traction Sensor
* Camera (out of focus)
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 26==
'''Working'''
* Tracks
* Gripper

'''Not working'''
* Rotation ???
* No network connection
* Plastic of LED ring snapped.

Last tested 3rd October 2005
 

==sbot 30==

'''Working'''
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks
* Proximity Sensor
* Traction Sensor
* Camera

'''Not working'''
* cracked perspex on camera tower
* camera image quite red

Last tested 14th October 2005

==sbot 32==

'''Working'''
* Traction Sensors
* IR Proximity and Ground sensors
* Gripper
* Rotation
* Tracks

'''Not Working'''
* Camera very out of focus

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 35==

'''Working'''

'''Not Working'''
* Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
* Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all

Last tested 14th October 2005
 

==sbot 36==
'''Working'''
Tracks
Gripper
Proximity
Traction
Ground Sensors

'''Not working'''
* Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.

Last tested 14th October 2005

Robotics weekly meetings

2005-10-13T12:36:01Z

Ciro:

HOWTO Use Fixed IP for the S-bots in IRDIA

2005-03-22T15:02:13Z

Ciro:

IRDIA assigned some fixed IP to be used by the s-bots in the lab. This howto provides all the information required to access the s-bots and to modify the associations IP/s-bot.

==IP Address Range & Associated S-bots==

Here below, there is the list of IP addresses allocated to the s-bots. The first column shows the IP address, the second the name stored in the DNS, the third is the actual number of the s-bot binded to the address.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!IP
!DNS Name
!S-bot #
|-
|164.15.10.150
|sbot1
|18
|-
|164.15.10.151
|sbot2
|26
|-
|164.15.10.152
|sbot3
|30
|-
|164.15.10.153
|sbot4
|15
|-
|164.15.10.154
|sbot5
|31
|-
|164.15.10.155
|sbot6
|32
|-
|164.15.10.156
|sbot7
|33
|-
|164.15.10.157
|sbot8
|35
|-
|164.15.10.158
|sbot9
|25
|-
|164.15.10.159
|sbot10
|24
|-
|164.15.10.160
|sbot11
|27
|-
|164.15.10.161
|sbot12
|29
|-
|164.15.10.162
|sbot13
|3
|-
|164.15.10.163
|sbot14
|16
|-
|164.15.10.164
|sbot15
|
|}

For instance, if you need to login into s-bot number 15, you can type either <tt>ssh root@164.15.10.151</tt> or <tt>ssh root@sbot2.ulb.ac.be</tt>.

==How to Avoid to Remember all the IPs of the S-bots and to Login into the Right One==

If you use computer names with SSH, usually your computer converts the name into an IP address ''first'' by checking into <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> and then by querying the DNS.

Therefore, in order to avoid to look at this page each time you want to know which is the IP address of s-bot X, you can modify your <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> and insert something like:

164.15.10.150 sbot19
164.15.10.151 sbot15
164.15.10.152 sbot8
164.15.10.153 sbot12
164.15.10.154 sbot21

After this modification, <tt>ssh root@sbot8</tt> will immediately connect to 164.15.10.152.

==How are IP Addresses Assigned and How to Change them==

When switched on, the s-bots connect to the wireless LAN. The wireless base-station is <tt>nobel.ulb.ac.be</tt> and works as a bridge between the wireless and the fixed networks. This means that the base-station receives all the packets for the s-bots from the fixed network and routes them into the wireless one, and the other way round too. No manipulation of the packets occurs.

After the sbots connected to the wireless lan, they broadcast a DHCP request for an IP address. Being this a normal packet, the base-station routes it to the fixed network. The DHCP server on <tt>iridia.ulb.ac.be</tt> receives the request and answers to it.

The DHCP server assignes IP addresses checking the MAC address stored in the request.
The server configuration file is <tt>/etc/dhcpd.conf</tt> on <tt>iridia.ulb.ac.be</tt>. An entry in this file looks like:

host <HOSTNAME> {
hardware ethernet <MAC ADDRESS>;
fixed-address <IP ADDRESS>;
}

The DHCP server must be restarted after having changed this file. To restart, type <tt>/etc/init.d/dhcp restart</tt>. Then check in <tt>/var/log/daemon</tt> to see if there are errors occured while the DHCP server was reading the configuation file.

----
--[[User:Hlabella|haiax]] 15:11, 16 Dec 2004 (CET)