Comments on: Robot security patrol brings Skynet closer

By: Trav

Trav — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:53:48 +0000

I had always wanted to build one of these to patrol my parking lot. Smaller based on a 2-cycle string trimmer engine (with better noise management), using skid steering. But thought GPS needed to be more accurate or come up with an alternate way of knowing its location (triangulation from radio pylons?).

To answer your question, I planned on a system that if it noticed it was moving, not under its own power, it would sound a siren, strobes, and communicate its situation via wifi.

By: Chinese ATV Parts

Chinese ATV Parts — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:14:02 +0000

Wow that was really amazing its better for the product to be tested not by human coz its more safe for rather tested in person that was a good idea. Chinese ATV Parts

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:47:43 +0000

It needs to have some claws and a blinking red eyeball. Without those things it is just not very scary. A built in grenade launcher wouldn’t hurt either(at least it wouldn’t hurt the robot)

By: rasz

rasz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:34:24 +0000

that ATV is inexpensive. Looks like a chinese model that can be had for little over $200 new. Just google “Mini ATV/Quad Bike/50cc ATV | Yongkang Fulaitai Industry”

chinese ATV converted to electric : http://www.zeeltom.eu/qe55.jpg

By: jjrh

jjrh — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:02:54 +0000

So what’s keeping me from scraping one of these roaming my campus for parts?

By: Pilotgeek

Pilotgeek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:00:46 +0000

It needs to go faster. That ATV is pretty much just idling along. I want it programmed to shoot guns at people while jumping over dead bodies at full throttle.

By: samurai

samurai — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:25:56 +0000

I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlord.

(can’t believe nobody has said this yet)

By: Spadefinger

Spadefinger — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:16:57 +0000

I support toughbooks in the field (posting from one now). I would hardly call them inexpensive (for that matter neither are ATV’s). But this is a cool project.

BTW, Thanks to all the HAD staff for straightening things up around here. You guys have been doing a much better job of late. Please keep up the good work.

By: superhacker

superhacker — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:34:18 +0000

When I seen the title of this post on my igoogle i thought for sure we were all damned that there was going to be artificial software that one day would take over the internet. boy am I glad that wasn’t the case.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:52:39 +0000

Awesome. I would love to build something like this.

By: Robert Perkins

Robert Perkins — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:29:57 +0000

Wow. This is awesome, because hey… free Toughbook!