With the new hype about fuel cell, etc ways to power our robots in the future, it should be known that even the “ghetto” batteries currently on robots are high-tech.
Robots are nuclear powered
When a battery runs out, what do you do? Recharge it
And what do you recharge it with? Electricity (120V, 60 Hz to be exact)
And where does that electricity come from? Electric Power Plants
Since most of the regionals are in or near big cities (reasonably sized cities), and most of the big cities are powered by nuclear energy, and that power goes into your robot (at least when you recharge your batteries), the energy comes from nuclear fission.
Therefore, the mechanical work of hanging, moving, and grabbing and manipulating balls comes from nuclear energy. Isn’t that cool. No fossil fuels were ever burned and no carbon dioxide was ever released to provide energy for your robot.
Disclaimer: If all your batteries were charged at home, the above claim cannot be guaranteed. In addition, some areas of big cities are still powered by fossil fuels (or other clean energy such as hydroelectric power, solar,etc…). Additionally, fossil fuels are used in the production of steel (Aluminum, however, is mostly an electrical process).
Well, I’d have to say that many robots are solar-powered. But that’s just because the Sun provides light that feeds photosynthetic organisms, which die, fossilize, and are converted into oil, gas and coal (with the help of a little heat and pressure).
One might also argue that these same robots are nuclear-powered, since heat from radioactive decay contributes to the internal heat of the Earth (which “cooks” the fossilizing matter).
[quote=Tristan Lall]Well, I’d have to say that many robots are solar-powered. But that’s just because the Sun provides light that feeds photosynthetic organisms, which die, fossilize, and are converted into oil, gas and coal (with the help of a little heat and pressure).
Yes, same here. We created special mechanisms for the freshmen though. They dangle a candy bar in front of the wheel, and that gets them to keep running even when they’re tired. Everyone knows freshmen like candy bars.
gravity is not an energy source - its the heat from the sun that puts the water back up on top of the dam in the form of rain.
BTW a used car salesman tried to sell me a car once that ‘ran on gravity’. I was looking the car over and when I popped the hood, there was no engine. the saleman said “it runs on gravity”
I said “but then it can only go downhill?”
the saleman said “I took a good look at you when you walked in, and I could tell right away this was the car from you, cause thats all it took to tell that you are only going downhill”
