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Re: Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:25:00 GMT
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Original-From:
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Brian B. Alano <alano@/avoidspam/kiva.net>
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Someone has (can't tell you who) already. They put a feather duster fish-tail
style on the back of a 'bot and use it to sweep up cat hair off the kitchen
floor. Search the list archives for "sweep", I think.
Dave Hawes wrote:
> I've always toyed with the less-technical idea of mounting a dustmop to a
> robot and let it do it's thing while I'm at class. Someday perhaps...
>
> Dave
>
> Michael Aaron Finch wrote in message <375E9C89.6CB1A547@uswest.net>...
> > cool!
> >
> >
> > Brian B. Alano wrote:
> >
> > > I'm working on a wall-following robot to vacuum my baseboards.
> > >
> > > I just recently hooked up a $8.00 6v mini-vac to the motor output, and
> > > I'm mounting a touch
> > > sensor near the vacuum brush to detect the wall/baseboard. I had a front
> > > touch bumper,
> > > but it proved rather inefficient for trying to orient parallel to a
> > > wall. I'm going
> > > to attempt using the IR port instead.
> > >
> > > Luis Villa wrote:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.eureka.com/whatsnew/robotvac.htm
> > > >
> > > > Eureka wants to sell this robotic vacuum cleaner for $1,000 dollars a
> > > > piece, according to this interesting article ("Robots becoming a part • of
> > > > everyday
>
> life")(http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2270775,00.html).
> > > > I'm curious- has anyone done anything similar with an RCX?
> > > > -Luis
> > > >
> > > > #######################################################################
> > > >
> > > > Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand.
> > > > -Anonymous
> > > >
> > > > #######################################################################
> > > > --
> > > > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
> > > --
> > > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| I've always toyed with the less-technical idea of mounting a dustmop to a robot and let it do it's thing while I'm at class. Someday perhaps... Dave Michael Aaron Finch wrote in message <375E9C89.6CB1A547@u...st.net>... (...) of (...) life")((URL) > (...) (27 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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