Wii Balance Board used to control Roomba… for reasons unknown

August 26th, 2008 | Category: Gaming, Household, Peripherals

For Roomba hacking extraordinaire longjie0723, it’s just another day in the office. greedy for one more way to control the circular hoover 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 that one up was a lesson in simplicity.

We still can’t really understand why that here hack is essential, 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]

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Original post by Darren Murph

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