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Re: The Robo Maid
Believe it or not the concept itself is quite simple. There is a robot book out there that has plans on how to build a robo ball. Also I seriously doubt that this robot is nothing more than a motor and fancy mechanics. A cool example of BEAM robotics.
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that is exactly what i thought when i saw this thing a few weeks ago....i would love to take one of each apart and see the difference
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A weasel ball has a pager motor with a offset weight on it.
http://downloads.solarbotics.com/PDF/kit6.pdf
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It's decision making is built into the structure of the robot itself. This is an interesting concept (reminds me of that book Wolfram published a few years ago with all the hype) The real problem is how they are deceiving it. Putting something on a TV screen automatically adds a lot more credibility than it should for most people.
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In all honesty it's design does fall into a realm of robotics called BEAM robotics. It's an interesting concept that believes in minimal use of technology to acheive desired results. Some of the simplest BEAM bots are nothing more than whats in that robots.
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I heard a Lou Holtz quote as an answer to the question of "how do you motivate the unmotivated". He said " You eliminate those who are not motivated." - Scott Ritchie [more] 
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