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SSHing into Raspberry Pi using Windows Powershell

With all the issues of the Windows 10 it certainly goes in a very valid direction – and one of the interesting features introduced by the 1703 Fall Creators Update was the SSH client that is built into the Powershell.

Optional at that time, currently, for 1803 update it was even installed by default, so no more manual installation/activation through the Apps and Features panel.

I am a fan of the concept of keeping the system as low profile as possible. So even though I use the the MTPutty from time to time when I need a work with a fleet of robots, I still like that I could connect to a bot using just a stock Win laptop.

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RPi Robosapien V2

A robot that once was once topping the lineup of the WowWee robots (until the Robosapien RS Media arrived on scene), this large and neatly designed robot could be still used as a base for robotic projects – especially given the fact that design quality and the functionality of the Robosapien V2 surpasses the needs of an average robotic enthusiast.

Unfortunately, the manufacturing process of Robosapien V2 involved using the crappiest wiring ever found on Earth, so all the secondhand RS V2’s sold currently need a lot of soldering to be done before you get the robot restored to an original functionality of an advanced toy.

This is exactly most people give up and go with a full revamping of the internals.

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RPi RS Media hack

Since my times at the high school I was fascinated by the WowWee toys as their dedication to creating extremely well-designed robotic toys was matched only by the swiftness of dropping the support for this toys, making them almost useless.

The indisputable gem of their lineup was the WowWee robotics Robosapien RS Media – a 55 cm tall walking robot with embedded Linux, not to mention other features inherited from its predecessor, the Robosapien V2.

Even nowadays, with no support and a hard to find software, I feel no regrets using this magnificent piece of machinery as a mobile robot, rigged with a RPi Zero co-pilot unit and converted to LiPo batteries for ease of Maintenance.

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