engineering

RS Media

RS Media is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand RS Media rather than just read about it. In short: The RS Media is a product in WowWee's line of biomorphic robots, based on a walking system designed by Mark Tilden. The RS Media's body is based on the Robosapien V2, but its software is based on a Linux kernel.

Key takeaways

RS Media belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect RS Media to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of RS Media from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The RS Media is a product in WowWee's line of biomorphic robots, based on a walking system designed by Mark Tilden. The RS Media's body is based on the Robosapien V2, but its software is based on a Linux kernel. As the name implies, the RS Media's focus is on multimedia capabilities, including the ability to record and playback audio, pictures and video. It has a similar sensor array and programmability to the Robosapien V2. Unlike previous products in WowWee's Robo line of products, the RS Media is the first to feature bundled PC software. There are 4 applications: the BodyCon Editor, the Personality Editor, the Macro Editor, and the Media Organizer. The RS Media was released in October 2006 in Australia and the UK.

Personalities A personality is a collection of audio responses. The RS Media ships with 4 personalities that the user can switch among using the remote control:

RS Media (default) Service Bot 3000 - an English butler Space Bot - a fictional space captain Billy-Joe Sapien - a cowboy Users may also modify the existing personalities or create their own from scratch, using the provided Personality Editor software.

Multimedia features The RS Media is capable of recording and playing MP3's, MPEG4's, JPEG's, and Java applications. It comes with 3 Java games that are controlled with the remote control and displayed to its LCD screen. It can also be used as an audio player via the stereo line-in port. The built-in memory can be supplemented by inserting an SD memory card (up to 1GB in size) into the SD slot.

Programming Like other WowWee robots, the RS Media can be programmed to execute sequences of moves and audio clips either as a standalone program or as a reaction to a sound, touch or visual stimulus. The RS Media has the same programming mode as the V2, Puppet Mode, where the user can manually bend and move the robot's body parts to create a program. The most sophisticated way to program the RS Media is by use of the computer applications.

Hacking As with other Robosapien models, the RS Media was designed with the possibility for modifications. In reference to the philosophy behind the 'hackability' of the robots, Tilden once said, "Years ago some bright AI lads asked if I could build a competent humanoid cradle into which they could put their smart programs. Took me a while, but here it is lads, inexpensive and ready to go right out of the box. Make it think, and let me know how it goes." In the spring of 2009, a user named Helibot from the RoboCommunity created a new driver to allow access to the Robot's Linux operating system via the USB port and a terminal program. This is now a part of the RSMedia Development Kit.

References

External links RS Media at WowWee

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with RS Media

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what RS Media claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to RS Media before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about RS Media ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of RS Media

In research: RS Media appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses RS Media in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: RS Media is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2006 robots, Bipedal humanoid robots, Entertainment robots, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for RS Media outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study RS Media in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what RS Media means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain RS Media out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is RS Media in simple terms?

Why does RS Media matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study RS Media?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on RS Media.