{"id":293966,"date":"2010-02-08T05:53:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T10:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5466514"},"modified":"2010-02-08T05:53:11","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T10:53:11","slug":"htc-hero-app-controls-lego-mindstorms-robot-in-video-evidence-of-burgeoning-relationship-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/293966","title":{"rendered":"HTC Hero App Controls Lego Mindstorms Robot In Video Evidence Of Burgeoning Relationship [Android]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve seen all manner of phones controlling robots, cars and helicopters, but a <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #htchero\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/htchero\/\">HTC Hero<\/a> operating a <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #legomindstorms\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/legomindstorms\/\">Lego Mindstorms<\/a> robot? Awesome. It works via a purpose-built app which uses the Hero&#8217;s accelerometer, connecting to the &#8216;bot over Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s from the creative minds at Swedish tech company ENEA, who created the app to harness the Hero&#8217;s accelerometer to control the Mindstorms bot. Normally such a relationship between a controller and robot would be over Bluetooth, but ENEA was forced to use Wi-Fi due to the &#8220;limited Bluetooth support in Android OS version 1.5 (not supporting the Bluetooth serial port profile, SPP)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the best quality, but do check out the video below for a glimpse at the Hero getting all domineering on a little LEGO creature. 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