Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00581
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Wouter Brok w.j.m.brok@stud.tue.nl
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:13:28 +0100
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Robot ideas - contributions pleaded :-)
Hello,
Does anybody know where I can find a circuit-diagram for a solar-cell to
charge a battery? With some effort I can probably make one up myself, but
what was that again, with that wheel that has been invented already?
Maybe you can make your robot scare the cat in some way, so that it won't
be a toy. (a strong lightflash when the robot senses a cat will probably do
already; there are harsher methods, but I don't know how much you love your
cat).
>>(My personal preference would be something inbetween the extremes above.
>>Indoors or outdoors. Preferably something small. Something solar powered
>>(or using a solar-recharged battery pack), and if it needs consumables
>>(eg fertalizer or paint or whatever), preferably consumables that only
>>need to be replaced every few days or weeks. But as I don't really
>>expect people to do my thinking for me, just post ideas regardless of
>>whether they suit me - they might give someone else something to work
>>with :)
>
>Personally, I'm waiting for some better solar cell technology to come
>along. I have lots of great ideas for solar power autonomous bots but
>they need power levels closer to what would be provided by batteries.
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