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Originally Posted by Mike
Ahh, ok then.
I would love to work on a fully autonomous robot. Whether or not I do comes down to a team decision. To be perfectly honest, I think it will be hard to convince my team to relinquish the beloved CH Flightsticks.
However, if I can't do it in FIRST, I'd probably do it outside of FIRST. I just need to think of a cool application. Having a robot autonomously navigating my backyard isn't very fun, so suggestions are welcome.
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What you need to build is a people follower. Use an infrared camera to seek out moving heat signatures, then keep it at a safe distance, while still inciting curiosity. Keep it in your front yard, or close, not an attack robot...
It would be really neat to walk down the street and notice a robot "watching" you, by itself. The hard part's going to be the algorithm that lets it run when it's being stolen!
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