They should go ahead and ask George Lucas for the rights to build an R2D2 or other R2 model clone. That would sell and get a jumpstart on the business.
They could build quarter scale and full scale sizes.
Do they need to run Windows... Windows Mobile would be better. Linux is heartier but much harder for kids. With Windows Mobile you can ditch the hard drive and DVD/CD unit. It can just stream from a home machine or server.
This would be a good chance to bring back LOGO. Let the robot be the turle. Then add the smarts that if your doing a square that you scan to see if a square can be done.
These are toys not tools. We haven't built the have to have application yet. Even if they could watch Grandma, they can't help her get back up. If it watched your kids, it couldn't stop them.. It would simply give you the video.
If these machines were strong enough to be AGV's and carry 80KG's in a bucket on their backs.. then you would have something interesting.
R2.. carry this to Johny.. Beep beep and it contacts Johny on his PDA or Cell phone and tells him what is in the bucket.. Do you want this brought to where you are or to your workspace? When it gets an answer it delivers.
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They should go ahead and ask George Lucas for the rights to build an R2D2 or other R2 model clone. That would sell and get a jumpstart on the business.
They could build quarter scale and full scale sizes.
Do they need to run Windows... Windows Mobile would be better. Linux is heartier but much harder for kids. With Windows Mobile you can ditch the hard drive and DVD/CD unit. It can just stream from a home machine or server.
This would be a good chance to bring back LOGO. Let the robot be the turle. Then add the smarts that if your doing a square that you scan to see if a square can be done.
These are toys not tools. We haven't built the have to have application yet. Even if they could watch Grandma, they can't help her get back up. If it watched your kids, it couldn't stop them.. It would simply give you the video.
If these machines were strong enough to be AGV's and carry 80KG's in a bucket on their backs.. then you would have something interesting.
R2.. carry this to Johny.. Beep beep and it contacts Johny on his PDA or Cell phone and tells him what is in the bucket.. Do you want this brought to where you are or to your workspace? When it gets an answer it delivers.