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Sergei Grichine
, …
Chris Albertson
5
Apr 1
Ubuntu on Snapdragon Laptops?
looked at
Apple
notebooks a month ago, look again as everything has changed. The new
Apple
laptop is $500. I would not suggest using an
Apple
notebook computer in a robot. or even a Mac
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Ubuntu on Snapdragon Laptops?
looked at
Apple
notebooks a month ago, look again as everything has changed. The new
Apple
laptop is $500. I would not suggest using an
Apple
notebook computer in a robot. or even a Mac
Apr 1
Marco Walther
, …
Pito Salas
18
Mar 27
https://launchpad.net/~marco-sonic/+archive/ubuntu/rasppios/+packages might not work as expected!!
Is "
Apple
silicon" ARM enough for this? >> - I personally don't need any GUI on my robots—headless operation is perfectly fine. That means Ubuntu Server with
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https://launchpad.net/~marco-sonic/+archive/ubuntu/rasppios/+packages might not work as expected!!
Is "
Apple
silicon" ARM enough for this? >> - I personally don't need any GUI on my robots—headless operation is perfectly fine. That means Ubuntu Server with
Mar 27
camp .
, …
Pito Salas
10
Mar 16
Last Night's General Meeting Decompression and Next Month
: 2
Apple
Store 24" usb cables displayed > Data Transmission (good!), Power Transmission PD<65W. NO PD2.0,3.0, > 3.1. Apparently this means the cable has no E-Marker
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Last Night's General Meeting Decompression and Next Month
: 2
Apple
Store 24" usb cables displayed > Data Transmission (good!), Power Transmission PD<65W. NO PD2.0,3.0, > 3.1. Apparently this means the cable has no E-Marker
Mar 16
Sergei Grichine
, …
Michael Wimble
6
Feb 19
ROS Discussion Group Feb 17th - Follow-up
to my
Apple
devices. They are highly secure (relatively). That, of course, is the opposite of non-
Apple
phones, but that's irrelevant here. Driver model is closed? Unlike what
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ROS Discussion Group Feb 17th - Follow-up
to my
Apple
devices. They are highly secure (relatively). That, of course, is the opposite of non-
Apple
phones, but that's irrelevant here. Driver model is closed? Unlike what
Feb 19
Michael Wimble
Feb 17
Multi-Robot ROS Infrastructure - Phase 1: It Actually Works
nice with
Apple
Silicon. I've got way too many notes, some of which are still accurate, to try to replicate what I did to make it work. And don't get me going about how LIDAR simulation
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Multi-Robot ROS Infrastructure - Phase 1: It Actually Works
nice with
Apple
Silicon. I've got way too many notes, some of which are still accurate, to try to replicate what I did to make it work. And don't get me going about how LIDAR simulation
Feb 17
Michael Wimble
, …
Marco Walther
10
Feb 24
Is it just me, or are you a bit crazy, too?
On 2/16/26 10:57, 'James H Phelan' via HomeBrew Robotics Club wrote: > Marco, > > /"Use the zeroconf/avahi ;-) I can do things
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Is it just me, or are you a bit crazy, too?
On 2/16/26 10:57, 'James H Phelan' via HomeBrew Robotics Club wrote: > Marco, > > /"Use the zeroconf/avahi ;-) I can do things
Feb 24
Thomas Messerschmidt
, …
Mark Johnston
6
Feb 1
I need a volunteer or two to help me test out some software installation procedures for my newest book
AMD or
Apple
Silicon is great; 8 GB+ > VRAM is a nice-to-have > > Time commitment > > - > > About 30–60 minutes, depending on downloads and whether your machine >
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I need a volunteer or two to help me test out some software installation procedures for my newest book
AMD or
Apple
Silicon is great; 8 GB+ > VRAM is a nice-to-have > > Time commitment > > - > > About 30–60 minutes, depending on downloads and whether your machine >
Feb 1
Thomas Messerschmidt
,
Chris Albertson
3
Jan 28
AMD or
Apple
Silicon is great; 8 GB+ VRAM is a nice-to-have Time commitment - About 30–60 minutes, depending on downloads and whether your machine decides to be dramatic that day 😅 If
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AMD or
Apple
Silicon is great; 8 GB+ VRAM is a nice-to-have Time commitment - About 30–60 minutes, depending on downloads and whether your machine decides to be dramatic that day 😅 If
Jan 28
Michael Wimble
,
Alan Timm
3
Jan 18
Lessons Learned Fetching A Beer
For your amusement
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Lessons Learned Fetching A Beer
For your amusement
Jan 18
Anthony Andrade
, …
Stephen Williams
6
Jan 9
Nvidia GTC conference AI Conference & Expo March 16–19, 2026
useful.
Apple
isn't helping with that. There are open source > options, ROS etc., that get you there to some extent. But at least > having the commercial option, that seems
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Nvidia GTC conference AI Conference & Expo March 16–19, 2026
useful.
Apple
isn't helping with that. There are open source > options, ROS etc., that get you there to some extent. But at least > having the commercial option, that seems
Jan 9
Thomas Messerschmidt
Jan 6
AI SIG: Speaker Identification (also called "Diarization")
A short time ago I had a very interesting conversation with ChatGPT on the subject of "speaker diarization," or as it's commonly known as
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AI SIG: Speaker Identification (also called "Diarization")
A short time ago I had a very interesting conversation with ChatGPT on the subject of "speaker diarization," or as it's commonly known as
Jan 6
Pito Salas
, …
A J
18
10/21/25
Small, Cheap, Linux Computer
Asahi on
Apple
Silicon is in remarkably good shape for a reverse engineering project, it's still missing some important parts like hardware video encode/decode support and power
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Small, Cheap, Linux Computer
Asahi on
Apple
Silicon is in remarkably good shape for a reverse engineering project, it's still missing some important parts like hardware video encode/decode support and power
10/21/25
A J
, …
Stephen Williams
24
10/11/25
bot hand
For avatar use, there is a human in the loop, so the hard part of the control loop doesn't have to be solved. That is a big use that people keep
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bot hand
For avatar use, there is a human in the loop, so the hard part of the control loop doesn't have to be solved. That is a big use that people keep
10/11/25
Michael Wimble
9/17/25
How I installed ros2/jazzy on my mac laptop
ros2 for
Apple
Silicon. Here is what I did. It's not the complete set of files, as the file describes how I built an app in xcode to listen to a battery message and display it on my laptop
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How I installed ros2/jazzy on my mac laptop
ros2 for
Apple
Silicon. Here is what I did. It's not the complete set of files, as the file describes how I built an app in xcode to listen to a battery message and display it on my laptop
9/17/25
Pito Salas
, …
Chris Albertson
9
9/13/25
A nice way to control my robot when I am not at my computer
The problem with humanoid robots and also the reason why companies like to say that are working on them is that humans seem to be hard-wired to assume
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A nice way to control my robot when I am not at my computer
The problem with humanoid robots and also the reason why companies like to say that are working on them is that humans seem to be hard-wired to assume
9/13/25
Lloyd Dickinson
9/4/25
Re: [HBRobotics] bot dev sw on phones
projections,
Apple
, Google, and Samsung will > likely introduce tablets with 2nm-class processors by 2026–2027 > . These next-generation chips will significantly boost
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Re: [HBRobotics] bot dev sw on phones
projections,
Apple
, Google, and Samsung will > likely introduce tablets with 2nm-class processors by 2026–2027 > . These next-generation chips will significantly boost
9/4/25
Thomas Messerschmidt
, …
Steve " 'dillo" Okay
4
9/2/25
Re: [HBRobotics] numpy drop-in
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 2:00:47 PM UTC-7 Chris Albertson wrote: Do you mean “CuPy”? That one is more reasonable for most users. But there are
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Re: [HBRobotics] numpy drop-in
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 2:00:47 PM UTC-7 Chris Albertson wrote: Do you mean “CuPy”? That one is more reasonable for most users. But there are
9/2/25
Brian Higgins
, …
Tom Bertalan
11
8/27/25
Tinker CAD
, Other
Apple
>> button... I still call them "Open
Apple
" and "Closed
Apple
") and then >> drag the handle. This means when you tug on one of the scale
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Tinker CAD
, Other
Apple
>> button... I still call them "Open
Apple
" and "Closed
Apple
") and then >> drag the handle. This means when you tug on one of the scale
8/27/25
James H Phelan
, …
Stephen Williams
13
6/16/25
What is your go-to machine for powerful/economic Ubuntu 240.4, ROS2 robotic development machine?
fan of
Apple
devices. I opened a > couple and > wasn't very impressed. > > > > > The Jetson line is specifically tuned ARM-based system > architecture to
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What is your go-to machine for powerful/economic Ubuntu 240.4, ROS2 robotic development machine?
fan of
Apple
devices. I opened a > couple and > wasn't very impressed. > > > > > The Jetson line is specifically tuned ARM-based system > architecture to
6/16/25
Michael Wimble
6/11/25
My new Micro ROS replaced code is available for your amusement
a video tachometer watching the wheels. I'm a happy camper. Sigyn/teensy_to_sigyn at main · wimblerobotics/Sigyn github.com
apple
-touch-icon-180x180-a80b8e11abe2.png
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My new Micro ROS replaced code is available for your amusement
a video tachometer watching the wheels. I'm a happy camper. Sigyn/teensy_to_sigyn at main · wimblerobotics/Sigyn github.com
apple
-touch-icon-180x180-a80b8e11abe2.png
6/11/25
Chris Albertson
, …
Charles de Montaigu
8
6/7/25
Re: [HBRobotics] python cuda
, and
Apple
they all have CPUs that support integrated > GPU, NPU and AVX but they do support Python. > If they make it easier to port ROS code to multi-core/multi-acceleration
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Re: [HBRobotics] python cuda
, and
Apple
they all have CPUs that support integrated > GPU, NPU and AVX but they do support Python. > If they make it easier to port ROS code to multi-core/multi-acceleration
6/7/25
A J
, …
Stephen Williams
10
4/26/25
job security
like >
Apple
or Tesla that build full working systems with a closed > ecosystem. > > The trouble is the AI is not at all something one person or a > small group can do. Even
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job security
like >
Apple
or Tesla that build full working systems with a closed > ecosystem. > > The trouble is the AI is not at all something one person or a > small group can do. Even
4/26/25
Brian Higgins
, …
Gmail
6
4/21/25
Keep my lawn mower…
earbuds like
Apple
AirPod Pro. Mine are good enough to block lawn mower noise. > > End of EDIT. > > That problem might not be different from a pilot trying to fly a straight
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Keep my lawn mower…
earbuds like
Apple
AirPod Pro. Mine are good enough to block lawn mower noise. > > End of EDIT. > > That problem might not be different from a pilot trying to fly a straight
4/21/25
camp .
, …
Jim DiNunzio
13
3/26/25
Next General Meeting: 23rd Annual HBRC Challenge Phase I
about an
Apple
prototype for an expressive robot. So far I have only just about set up the hardware, but I would like to show what I have. I won't be able to make Maker Nexus though. Regards
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Next General Meeting: 23rd Annual HBRC Challenge Phase I
about an
Apple
prototype for an expressive robot. So far I have only just about set up the hardware, but I would like to show what I have. I won't be able to make Maker Nexus though. Regards
3/26/25
Gmail
,
Ross Lunan
5
3/14/25
Happy Pi Day!
Per Chatgpt
Apple
pie, oh me, oh my, Golden crust and stacked up high. Cinnamon spice and apples sweet, A tasty, warm and cozy treat. Look fwd to attending by Zoom :) RobotRoss On Friday
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Happy Pi Day!
Per Chatgpt
Apple
pie, oh me, oh my, Golden crust and stacked up high. Cinnamon spice and apples sweet, A tasty, warm and cozy treat. Look fwd to attending by Zoom :) RobotRoss On Friday
3/14/25
A J
, …
Chris Albertson
6
2/22/25
npu design
> >
Apple
seems to be the first with integrated RAM, but Intel and AMD also have new chips > with RAM and GPU in one chip. Apple's trick was not putting the RAM and GPU on the
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npu design
> >
Apple
seems to be the first with integrated RAM, but Intel and AMD also have new chips > with RAM and GPU in one chip. Apple's trick was not putting the RAM and GPU on the
2/22/25
Marco Walther
, …
A J
3
2/9/25
Re: [HBRobotics] npu tool chains
machinelearning.
apple
.com/research/neural-engine-transformers On Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00:59 AM UTC-8 Chris Albertson wrote: > With an NPU, the toolchain is
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Re: [HBRobotics] npu tool chains
machinelearning.
apple
.com/research/neural-engine-transformers On Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00:59 AM UTC-8 Chris Albertson wrote: > With an NPU, the toolchain is
2/9/25
A J
,
Chris Albertson
2
1/6/25
M5 & M6
on my
Apple
M2 powered Mac mini. I can get better then real-time performance. An M2-Pro with 16GB RAM seems to have performance about like a mid range Nvidia GPU. But it cost maybe less
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M5 & M6
on my
Apple
M2 powered Mac mini. I can get better then real-time performance. An M2-Pro with 16GB RAM seems to have performance about like a mid range Nvidia GPU. But it cost maybe less
1/6/25
James H Phelan
, …
Steve " 'dillo" Okay
7
1/4/25
RPi5/Ubuntu 24.04 64 server/ sudo apt update errors
“ping
apple
.com ” or if you prefer “ping google.com ” both are realable and if you can “ping” them it proves you nIntrernet connection is good. If the ping fails, fix that BEFORE you try
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RPi5/Ubuntu 24.04 64 server/ sudo apt update errors
“ping
apple
.com ” or if you prefer “ping google.com ” both are realable and if you can “ping” them it proves you nIntrernet connection is good. If the ping fails, fix that BEFORE you try
1/4/25
Chris Albertson
12/24/24
Re: [HBRobotics] robot motion
works on
Apple
and Linux OS. > > https://underactuated.csail.mit.edu/index.html > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
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Re: [HBRobotics] robot motion
works on
Apple
and Linux OS. > > https://underactuated.csail.mit.edu/index.html > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
12/24/24