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UID:pretalx-toorcamp-2026-JQ9XNX@talks.toorcon.net
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DESCRIPTION:Remotely operated vehicles are increasingly integral to modern 
 operations\, with bomb disposal robots serving as some of the earliest pio
 neers of robotics. This presentation provides a deep technical analysis in
 to the architecture and 25-year evolution of iRobot’s PackBot. Originall
 y developed by iRobot\, creators of the Roomba vacuum\, the PackBot saw ex
 tensive use while keeping operators safe. However\, beneath its ruggedized
  exterior lies an ecosystem built on legacy open-source software\, and com
 mercial off-the-shelf hardware.\nDespite two decades of iterative hardware
  improvements\, the PackBot’s software stack has remained largely static
 \, running on legacy distributions of Linux and relying heavily on Python 
 2.5 for core functionality in its second-generation and later models. Atte
 ndees will be taken through a comprehensive hardware teardown and introduc
 tion to my PackBot. We will map the system across the Operator Control Uni
 t (OCU)\, the radio links\, and the robot itself. Finally\, we will detail
  the reverse-engineering process used to gain access to each component\, a
 nalyze the control protocols\, and demonstrate how a hacker can customize 
 and make a PackBot into something new. \n**My PackBot\, Boomba\, will also
  be present at the talk and be available the entire week for autographs or
  to pass the butter.**
DTSTAMP:20260626T012254Z
LOCATION:Prime Dome
SUMMARY:Owning the Packbot: A full stack teardown of an EOD robot. - Gigsto
 rm\, astradotpng
URL:https://talks.toorcon.net/toorcamp-2026/talk/JQ9XNX/
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