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Title: Robot patrols Atlanta's streets.
Post by: Jim on March 08, 2008, 02:36:43 AM

Check out this story at Slashdot...

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/07/2029236&from=rss

"Homemade Robot Patrols Atlanta Streets"

Title: Re: Robot patrols Atlanta's streets.
Post by: Chodon on March 08, 2008, 02:57:28 AM

What an amazing time to be alive.  What's next?  Moon pie?

(http://blog.syracuse.com/houselights/medium_moon-pie.jpg)

Oh.....my....God....

I just woke up in the future....

Title: Re: Robot patrols Atlanta's streets.
Post by: Darwinist on March 08, 2008, 03:30:03 AM

Cool story, but I was bummed when I saw a picture of the robot.  I pictured something cool looking- like Robby the Robot- strolling about Hotlanta.

Title: Re: Robot patrols Atlanta's streets.
Post by: Planish on March 09, 2008, 04:19:23 AM

If he was really serious, he'd get all "old school" on them:

Jamie "Mythbusters" Hyneman's trophy-winning "Blendo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendo)"

(http://www.m5industries.com/images/battlebot-048.jpg)
The entire shell and perimeter ring serves as a flywheel, driven by a gas lawnmower engine. Quick and deadly. It was banned from continuing in its first competition because it was sending debris from its shredded opponents into the audience, and they gave it an "honorable mention" for design.

Mark Setrakian's combat robot "The Master"
(http://www.unknownak.20m.com/images/95markpaulsaw.gif)
Youtube (with saw blade attachment): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLhAh0SJtk8&NR=1
Sorry I couldn't find a better photo of it with the sawblade attachment.
Minimal "flipper" configuration:
(http://www.unknownak.20m.com/images/master.jpg)
It was very agile in the ring.

If he just wants to scare the hell out of them, then go with Setrakian's "Mechadon"
(http://home.pacbell.net/roninsfx/news2001/Mechadon4.0.jpg)
Not that good in a fight, but still The. Coolest. Combat. Robot. Evar!
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8ne4zSCY0
video: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=1791129

Or Setrakian's "Snake"
(http://robot-club.com/teamtoad/season2/snake-roll.JPG)
Again, not a great fighter but very high "WTF?" factor.
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxkKLIU3qDk&feature=related
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7u86OyC_0&feature=related