Wii Balance Board used to control Roomba... for reasons unknown

For Roomba hacking extraordinaire longjie0723, it's just another day in the office. Grasping for one more way to control the circular vacuum with something video game-related, he keyed in on the Wii Balance Board. Granted, he's already had success controlling the Roomba with a Wiimote, so we assume that whipping this one up was a lesson in simplicity. We still can't really understand why this here hack is necessary, but unlike decisions made by publicly traded companies, independent DIYers don't need no logic to get their mod on. Video after the cut.

[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

[From My Cube @ Aug 26th 2008 8:40AM]

because if you make Vaccuming into a game that fatass housewives of America will do it

[Tim Brown @ Aug 26th 2008 8:44AM]

Wiiccuming? Sorry, poor, I know!

[ITBum @ Aug 26th 2008 8:53AM]

The phrase "if you can lean, you can clean." comes to mind... :-)

[avester @ Aug 26th 2008 8:59AM]

Just think about the Mexicans, before they had to come to USA to clean, now they can do it remotelly via Wii Fir and Roomba!

[MadMike @ Aug 26th 2008 9:20AM]

Uhm, publicly traded companies don't use logic either. I mean, just look at DRM.

I think the homebrew hacker DIYer uses more logic than major corporations do.

[SlickD @ Aug 26th 2008 9:41AM]

Just like Wii.. idea is great, but it won't last.

[CraigJ @ Aug 26th 2008 9:51AM]

"for reasons unknown"

because it's there.

[AKBlade13 @ Aug 26th 2008 10:18AM]

Roomba races anyone?

AKBlade13

[steven @ Aug 26th 2008 4:56PM]

I'm sorry I don't remember what your name is.

[Phil @ Aug 26th 2008 10:46AM]

How is this better exercise than actual vacuuming?

[hugh @ Aug 26th 2008 10:49AM]

one small bit of gaffatape (ducktape) and you've got your own segway there..

[nova62400 @ Aug 26th 2008 12:40PM]

It's Gaffer Tape, named for the gaffer, the head of the lighting department on a film crew. And Duct Tape is the more common spelling, (as in heating and air conditioning ducts).

[Kevin @ Aug 26th 2008 11:16AM]

Would that then be called the WiiSuck?

:-)

[WarMouse @ Aug 26th 2008 11:26AM]

Clearning is fun!

[Karen @ Aug 26th 2008 12:42PM]

Now, just make it remote so I can vacuum my house from my office cubicle.

[Blayne @ Aug 26th 2008 2:37PM]

For reasons such as getting themselves on Engadget. Duh.