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Chris Law<br />
RoverX, 2011<br />
Prototype industrial <strong>design</strong> device<br />
RoverX video – vimeo.com/32142280<br />
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It is envisaged that a somewhat larger<br />
version <strong>of</strong> this platform will provide healthy<br />
companionship <strong>and</strong> intelligent assistance to<br />
individuals <strong>and</strong> groups, both in the developed<br />
<strong>and</strong> developing world.<br />
The Rover X is an open prototype, exploring the<br />
possibilities for a...<br />
“low-cost-high-payload, tracked mobility<br />
platform…” [otherwise translated as “tank-thing<br />
that carries stu”]<br />
His basic capabilities include:<br />
– Autonomous obstacle detection & avoidance<br />
– Exploration mode (free roam!)<br />
– Infra red human tracking (follow me!)<br />
– Remote program selection / speed control<br />
– Eco-regenerative braking / solar option<br />
– Integrated safety cutout & battery monitoring<br />
– Speech control option.<br />
It is also hoped that by open-sourcing the<br />
plans for the device <strong>and</strong> its embedded<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware, custom versions <strong>of</strong> the little Rover<br />
may find a home globally <strong>and</strong> even start to<br />
create a community, Wiki, or user-base online,<br />
exp<strong>and</strong>ing the possibilities beyond the individual<br />
imagination.<br />
For starter ideas <strong>and</strong> applications for the<br />
Rover X, go to: 2011.idea9202.net/?p=2401
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