Ed, thanks. My first idea is to make a very limited sector, where the robot can shoot and limit it mechanically. So a bug, like calculating bearing wrong, would not turn the robot around to kill its creator or bystanders.
i On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Edward Bernard <yankeelena2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > OMG! Now you'll have us all under the scrutiny of Homeland Security! Certainly > would make a great video though. Maybe even better than the volleyball. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Igor Chudov <ichu...@gmail.com> > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 9:32:23 PM > Subject: [Emc-users] EMC controlled sniper robot > > I am considering making a portable (read, mounted on a hand truck) > robotic sniper. > > It would be a combination of EMC for positioning (two axes only, > horizontal and vertical plane), and a built in ballistics calculator. > > The robot would be orientated (homed) according to landmarks, and > would be told the coordinates of the target in relation to the > orientation, which is the bearing angle, distance and elevation. The > ballistic computer would compute the shooting parameters based on > these, and make adjustments for wind speed, temperature etc. EMC would > position the rifle and shoot. > > So this is not some sort of an evil orwellian concoction, because it > does exactly as it is told and does not involve any image recognition. > > But it would be cool to make a video of it whacking one pepsi can > after another, with astronomical precision. > > Any thoughts? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports > standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. > Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great > experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports > standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. > Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great > experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
