Interesting Coincidence: Last night's thoughts = Today's news! (Robotics)
giveitawhirl2008
a pretty interesting coincidence. It is not the first time I have
thought about this, nor the first time anyone else has thought of it
or talked about it, either! BUT:
Last night, at bed time, I found myself thinking about (again) ....
(seemingly totally randomly chosen thing to think about)...the idea of
somebody creating a robot that would wander through people's yards,
neighborhoods, parks or whereever, and sustain itself the way an
insect or animal does: by consuming grass, fallen leaves, whatever it
might find that would be compostable, and turning it into fuel to burn
to keep itself going. If done right, it could theoretically go months
or years this way (at least until somebody kicked it or ran over it
while it crossed a street or driveway or something). It could send
back video to "home base" and maybe also have the option to be
remotely controlled at will instead of being totally autonomous.
So, I see THIS article on the web TODAY:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532492,00.html?test=latestnews
PS - what about robots to chase cats away from bird feeders, etc.?
Possums away from your potted plants? Etc. (Don't get me wrong; I love
cats. But the last time I was able to, I had a yard divided into "Cat
Area" and "Bird Area." I could readily teach area cats which was
which. But when I wasn't there, it was open season on the birds.)