I hope
lion_of_the_sun won't mind me stealing his thunder, but I'm was/am the instigator in the build. :=3
It seems the stereo vision system was featured on "Make" magazine a few times. Well, apparently people who make those robots for bomb searching and search & rescue were pretty impressed with what he did and how relatively inexpensive it was. They contacted him, I guess for some thoughts on what he did and how he did it, and realized they could do the same. They will give him credit for the concept. :=3
So for those that saw me wandering around FWA, you saw the prototype, in essence, of the next generation of robotic vehicles with eyes. ;=3
So when they do become common place, if people ask what has furry done for them, point to those robots and say, "That was inspired by a fur and a mask he wanted to be built!"
I'm glad to be the instigator of something that may, and can, save lives one day.
BTW, I should have the mask Thursday or Friday.
It seems the stereo vision system was featured on "Make" magazine a few times. Well, apparently people who make those robots for bomb searching and search & rescue were pretty impressed with what he did and how relatively inexpensive it was. They contacted him, I guess for some thoughts on what he did and how he did it, and realized they could do the same. They will give him credit for the concept. :=3
So for those that saw me wandering around FWA, you saw the prototype, in essence, of the next generation of robotic vehicles with eyes. ;=3
So when they do become common place, if people ask what has furry done for them, point to those robots and say, "That was inspired by a fur and a mask he wanted to be built!"
I'm glad to be the instigator of something that may, and can, save lives one day.
BTW, I should have the mask Thursday or Friday.
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Date: 2007-02-28 01:30 am (UTC)