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Robotics => Robotics News => Topic started by: Tyler on February 24, 2008, 10:18:07 pm
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Homebrew Robot Fights Drug Dealers with Water Canon
According to an Atlanta
Journal Constitution article, Rufus O. Terrill has had it with drug
dealers, thieves, and vandals who roam the streets outside his downtown
bar, O'Terrill's Pub. His
solution? A teleoperated robot built from a
three-wheeled scooter and an old meat smoker ("it smells like
chicken' but it'll still hit ya'!"). He equipped the robot with
infrared cameras, a spotlight, a
water canon, and a loudspeaker. Covered in jet-black impact-resistant
rubber, his robot patrols the streets, warning drug dealers to stay away.
When they respond by throwing bottles at the robot, it returns fire with
its water canon. A nearby Day Care center operator calls the robot
Robo-cop while regulars at the bar refer to it as Bum-bot. Check
out the AJC
video of the robot in action. So next time you're in Atlanta, be
sure to stop by O'Terrill's Pub, say hi to the robot, and tell them
robots.net sent you.
http://robots.net/article/2476.html