Stamp Expertize in the Microchip "Start Now" competition

John Bond

Hi Guys

I've just been notified that I've put in one of·the successful ideas for the Microchip PIC "Start Now" August competition.

It was easy, I just thought of a typical Parallax style robot to clean windows and adapted it to a PIC.

steve_b

That's awesome!!

Mods, shouldn't this be in the PROJECTS forum?
Very cool idea!

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Steve

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John Bond

Hi Steve

Thanks for the compliment

I reason it would only be a project if I actually built it? My couple of projects have tended to be loggers, computer interfaces and printer drivers, and other boring stuff (but not to me). I may occasionally dream of a device like this but it wouldn't even get to first base on my project list.

Who'se signature line is - "So many projects, so little time" ? - sounds like my life.

Kind regards from Kwa Dukusa
John Bond

LoopyByteloose

Of course you either need another robot or me to move the unit from window to window. Still, it eliminated the drugery and this wayI could do a lot more windows in a day.

I am good for about 50 floors with no saftey rope {Union carpenter, Local 485, San Francisco}. High work is really fun as you know very few people have the wits to do it. I turned down working on the Golden Gate Bridge as a painter, but it was because of too many foggy and windy days. Working outside in lousy weather for weeks at a time is depressing.

No matter how you design it, there is always the detailed work that humans need to do in order to achieve that excellence and add value that drives the marketplace. [noparse][[/noparse]That's why Parallax is more sucessful !]

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John Bond

Hi Kramer

Working at heights aren't my strong suite. Interestingly enough, I have problems to about·4 floors, after that, the sheer terror takes over, my reflexes kick in and I can do almost anything (like pushing air-drops out of C160s).

The window washer·idea was put forward as a joke, Kwa Dukuza where I work, has·about five·3 story building, nothing higher.·A lot·of the windows in town haven't been washed since the bulk of the white people·left town·five to ten·years ago. Another town in Africa quietly winding down. Electronics, microprocessors and the Stamp·are in stark contrast to what's happening in this town. Apart from Cell Phones, which everyone·has (even at the expense of clothing and even sometimes food), Technology is passing us by.

Oh well... we all have our problems, at least·I don't know what a traffic jam is.

Kind Regards

John Bond

LoopyByteloose

There are three things that help with 'high work'.

1. If you start the job when they are building the basement and move up one floor at a time, you get a chance to be comfortable with your environment and co-workers before you are high up.

2. Strength and good health add to balance.
[noparse][[/noparse]I was moving 10-ton of steel falsework for concrete forms everyday for a year. If I slipped, I think I could hold on with one hand for an hour or so. I was practising juggling for reflexes.]

3. Having a clear confidence in your ability to make safe decisions for the benefit of yourself and others.

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STILL, there are a lot of good oportunities to create robots for high work [noparse][[/noparse]and nautical and underground work].
Fishing, Mining, Logging, and Construction all have very high rates of mortality from accidents. So, it is very worth considering.

Personally, I am interesed in suspendend cable BOTs as they have inherent safety. RS-485 and CANbus will allow you to control winches on a roof from the actual BOT.

BYI, you won't usually die unless you fall 7 or more floors. Of course if you land on your head, 1 meter will kill you.

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