Fwd: Another Hive Toy?

[Dave Menninger]

Anyone want to commit to doing something cool with a Mailmobile?  If so, let me know and we can get ahold of one.  See below...

~Dave

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From: Tom Fitzgibbons
Date: Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:56 AM
Subject: Another Hive Toy?
To: dave.me...@gmail.com


Hi Dave -

Hope things are going well with the group.  Wanted to see if the Hive would be interested in another toy.

I have a Mailmobile (also goes by Packmobile) line following AGV the group can have.  You can go to You Tube to see them in operation.  The control technology is very 1970's, but they would also be a good source for motors, etc.

Tom

[Michael Horwath]

I'm pretty sure this mailmobile is actually an early Cylon model.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6vqkyxe-w

...appropriately, the first project that came to my mind was to mount a paintball gun on it.

Mike

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[Raven Abird]

OH heck!  can we make it follow CinDlou around and be her Daggit?

[Raven Abird]

so does it follow a programmed path, or does it navigate?  buried wire? what?

[Tiffany Vincent]

I think it's an ultraviolet paint.

tif

[Chris Anderson]

it also uses something to detect people.  I worked in an office that had one and it would wait patiently for someone to pass​ in the hallway, but it would plow into my cart full of PCs if I wasn't paying attention.

[Raven Abird]

That sounds like an infrared detector, maybe? It sees the warm body but not the cold cart. That kinda sounds right for the 'age' of the thing.  and I reread the opening post, yes, it's a line follower.

On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Chris Anderson <det...@gmail.com> wrote:

it also uses something to detect people.  I worked in an office that had one and it would wait patiently for someone to pass in the hallway, but it would plow into my cart full of PCs if I wasn't paying attention.

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