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Re: The IR beacon, was Re: Homebrew sensors?
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:46:13 GMT
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Paul Haas <paulh@!AvoidSpam!hamjudo.com>
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On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Fred Read wrote:
> And if you mounted some sort of plug on the front of your robot it could
> mate with a matching socket when it entered the garage and wait there
> until its batteries were recharged!
Eventually, I want to make a robot that can keep the cats water dish
filled. Eventually, maybe a humidifier.
So the task becomes finding the water source, loading up, getting to the
water destination and unloading. This is easy to turn into a contest.
How much water can you move from here to there in N minutes, and how much
do you lose along the way?
My son is learning how hard it is to carry water without spilling it.
Having the robot do it is a task he can understand. The risk of spilling
water adds a danger that a 3 year old understands, without any safety
issues.
--
paulh@hamjudo.com http://www.hamjudo.com
The April 97 WebSight magazine describes me as "(presumably) normal".
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