http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:36:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The aim of the intelligent robotics module was to create an autonomous robot which performed a set task. We decided upon the rubbish collection task. The main chasis was constructed using Lego. To perform the sensing and thus enable us to perform intelligent processing we were given the following discrete components: ... http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog/final-robot-design-for-the-intelligent-robotics-module After reading an Indian cooking book which I purchased about 2 years ago I decided that it was time for me to try out some of the recipes. The first one I'm sharing here is the recipe for Paneer mostly because it's very easy to make and is a nice ... http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog/making-paneer The following are a few pictures from the canal walk to university, thought they'd be nice to post. It's a very nice walk on a dry day but still doable on a rainy day. http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog/canal-walk The 3D image above is my quick attempt at something rather familiar, Lego. It took about 1 hour to create the model and about 2 mins to render using Blender and yafray. Below are my comments on the rendering: I added 4 lamps to illuminate the whole object (the 1 starting ... http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog/3d-rendering-of-lego-block This Thursday I saw the 9th annual Vale fireworks display which was put on by the University of Birmingham. It was an enjoyable 20 mins display with a view I've not seen for quite a while, definitely well worth it. Update: Pictures from the event: http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog/9th-anual-fireworks-display-at-the-vale-birmingham My new team HCI project blog can be found here. Our aim is to design a product for students new to University. We will document our progress (or currently lack of :P). Please feel free to share your comments on the blog. http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog/hci-blog-over-at-blogger Hello and welcome to my new blog. Content on the way! :) http://www.joe-wong.co.uk/blog/hello-world