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Beach Bot

ercoerco Posts: 20,257
edited 2015-01-17 02:16 in Robotics
Perhaps some worthy competition for Nikos' "Artist" robot? :) Nicely done.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/10/7522999/beach-robot-draws-the-future

Comments

  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2015-01-10 02:35
    Looks like a figure 8 challenge would be easy peasey for it. :)
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2015-01-11 19:32
    Amazingly accurate reckoning on sand! The drawings are really tight and show little error. Thanks for posting pal!

    Edit: Just read the article where it said," The robot keeps itself from veering into a watery death by tracking its distance by laser to four poles that are stuck into the sand." That explains some things. I thought it was achieving this accuracy using odometry alone!
  • NikosGNikosG Posts: 705
    edited 2015-01-12 06:28
    Erco!

    This is totally amazing!

    Thanks for shearing!

    I'll try to do some of theese drawings with the Artist on my carpet......!
  • msrobotsmsrobots Posts: 3,709
    edited 2015-01-14 18:52
    Nice.

    Same could work with simpler robot in wheat fields, not scratching anything, just waltzing it down. Not aliens, robots did it!

    Enjoy!

    Mike
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2015-01-14 23:01
    There are some pretty good artists that come out around low tide in Encinitas CA. Some of them use their body and a small rake to create some interesting designs.

    This is our regular spot on a good day...

    beach.jpg

    I had thought about building a robot that used a stake in the center of the circle tethered to a retractable wheel with an encoder and no GPS, but I'd have to find a different beach out of respect for the manual rake guys. We came up with some great concepts.
  • NikosGNikosG Posts: 705
    edited 2015-01-15 05:20
    Some others prefere the snow......

    attachment.php?attachmentid=112830&d=1421327893


    You can see more here: Artist creates crop circles in the snow
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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,257
    edited 2015-01-15 08:27
    Might as well find treasure while you're drawing on the beach. Another great Gareth bot!
  • DrPopDrPop Posts: 227
    edited 2015-01-15 11:09
    That metal detecting bot is really cool. I did notice the metal was pretty close tot he surface, which is understandable. Wonder how hard it would be to make a "full power" metal detector one that could actually be used on the beach like the hand held ones?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,257
    edited 2015-01-15 20:22
    I said it before and I'll say it again: I'd rather see a bot sweeping the beach than Grandpa strutting in his Speedo with his metal detector.
  • NikosGNikosG Posts: 705
    edited 2015-01-17 02:16
    I prefer the carpet.....


    attachment.php?attachmentid=112855&d=1421508940

    Edit: I hope that the image is ok now...
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