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From: Chuck Rice <carice@rahul.net>
Subject: Re: QUESTION: REAL applications for mobile robots?
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In article <CtG5Ao.IxF@aisb.ed.ac.uk>, Simon Perkins writes:

> 
> Hello All,
> 
> This post is an attempt to start a discussion on likely near-future
> USEFUL applications of mobile robots in the real world. In particular
> What others can you think of? Some of the above are fairly general, so
> any more specific suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

How about crawl-space robots for video-inspection under a house 
for structure and termites during a home sale?  Basically just a
RC car with an arm-mounted vidio camera, and a knife to pick at 
the beams. The half-sized version could also inspect/clean 
heating ductwork. 

Or maybe a video, drilling, snake robot to pull electricl wires thru
the walls of a house when installing TV/power/phone lines.

I would bet you could sell a million pooper-scooper robots to clean up 
after the family dog.

I could use a small wall climber that would keep the bathtub/shower 
walls clean. Humm.. How would you power it and still keep it small,
cheap, and waterproof?  

Oops.. Some of thes do not fit your listed constraints. -Chuck-

