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I recently read a tweet from a pal who claimed he wished he could have a robot lawn mower. It should be a surprise for him when he learns that some three brothers have already come up with that magnificent technology.
Dan, David and Dough Leonard got an outstanding award at Provo, Utahh’s StartFEST Gigabit Hackathon on 5 September. The award was presented by Google Fiber and DevMountain. During the occasion that lasted the whole day, Doug, Dan and David all who are software engineers, proudly showed off their invention.The components of the invention were taken from a Ryobi electric lawn mower, Raspberry Pi and some unique wheels. A smart phone was used to direct the mower. Provo’s Google Gigabit Fiber application was in the Smartphone and through the phone camera it ensured that nothing was in the way of the mower as it moved. The machine worked in such a way that it followed the route instructions they gave the Raspberry Pi through the chat room. So in essence the instructions move the lawn mower in the direction that you tell it to. Since they created the mower in just 24 hours, they are still doing a lot to improve it. According to Doug Leonard, they need to work out a way for it to charge itself. They also need to ensure that it won’t pursue the neighborhood dogs! Once they get the logic sorted, then its production will (hopefully) go mainstream. The siblings have already given a step-by-step account of how they created it. It is a great practical home project that you can try if you have the skills and access to the technology.
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2/13/2016 11:36:57 pm
They also need to ensure that it won’t pursue the neighborhood dogs! Once they get the logic sorted, then its production will (hopefully) go mainstream.
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