'Tis the beginnings of Skynet. Or maybe Cylons... ;-) mark
On 10/06/2010 11:36 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > 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 > <[email protected]> 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<[email protected]> >> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)<[email protected]> >> 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
