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to Farm Robots Robots
and the Environment
Robot
Features About the Author
Invest In Or Donate to Farm Robot project Scuba Diving Pictures Main Page |
| Audio Message Hobby Arm Sponsors/Investors |
 List of Sponsors/Investors and Contributors - Funds raised so far: $1100.00 - Goal $225,000 for 1 year and firrst Remotely Operated Version [ROV] of a robot. - Have your name added to the robots theem selves. Either on a plaque or encoded in the software. |
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Help support the site by Paypal,
or the projects, by Paypal or
other options. Your seed money will ensure that we can make a
difference in this world. And have your name added to the sponsors
list, and to the software
and/or hardware depending upon your level of donation/investment.
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| Or select and sponsor a dive that you'd like me to explore and photograph. Minimum would be $150 for something local [south Vancouver Island] or $350 or greater for the north end of Vancouver Island or other islands nearby. |
| Parts
Needed for the Farm Robot Prototype and/or Marine Robot |
Name
or Anonymous |
From |
About |
| Laptop
> 1 GHz with a Wireless LAN card ~ $750.00 US |
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| 4 x
180
Watt [or greater] Solar Panels like the Kyocera
KD180GX-LP 180 Watt ~ $950.00 US each |
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| 4 x
Electric bike motors ~ 250 Watt range like those from Bionx ~
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| 1:
Wind
charger - like the Rutland
504 Windcharger ~ ? |
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| 4
x
Water proof color cameras like that from Sony [from
CrustCrawlerRobotics] ~ $400.US each |
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| 1: Lab Power
Supply 0-30VDC (3 Amps) with variable and fixed 5V and 12V outputs
~ $170.00 US |
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| 1: Digital
Oscilloscope with at least a 10 MHz sampling rate ~ $700.00 US |
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| Marine
Robot parts - 6: SeaBotix
AUV/ROV Thrusters or from CrustCrawlerRobotics
~ $1,600.00 US each |
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| Marine
Robot parts - |
| Name
or Anonymous |
From |
Message |
| Inon
D2000 Strobe Kit - example sources: Backscatter , or Marine Camera
Distributors ~ $600.00 US + $250 Brokerage fees Need another strobe as presently I'm limited to about 6 feet [2 m] for a maximum distance. Any thing further away is not illuminated properly by my one strobe. |
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| And |
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| Free
or Cheap Used Digital HDV or HDR Video Camera and Underwater Housing
~
who knows? |
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| OR |
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| Sea
& Sea 1200HD camera and housing package ~ $600.00 US + $250.00 for
wide angle lens adapter + $250 Brokerage fees. This is a cheap video alternative. No RAW format, but video is 1280 x 720. Far larger than most others which are usually 640x480. |
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| OR |
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| Gates Sony FX1/Z1 Housing Package from Backscatter ~ $7,515 US + $2,000 US in
brokerage fees. A true high quality video camera. |
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| OR |
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| Canon G10 Camera [14 Megapixels] ~ $550 US + $175 Brokerage fees. | ||
| Fisheye FIX G10 Housing for Canon G10 Camera ~ $1,200 US + $250 Brokerage fees. | ||
| Fisheye FIX G10 15mm Wide Lens Port ~ $600 US + $175 Brokerage fees. | ||
| OR
even better |
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| Canon
EOS 5D Mark II - possible source Backscatter
, ~ $ 2,700.00 US |
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| Aquatica
5D Mark II Underwater Housing for Canon 5D Mark II - possible sources: Backscatter,
~ $3,000.00 US |
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| GPSMAP 620 by Garmin ~ $1,100 |
| Name
or Anonymous |
From |
Message |
| Name
or Anonymous |
From |
Message |
| 1. J.M. | New York, New York, U.S.A. | Keep up the great work. And use the money as you see fit. |
| Name
or Anonymous |
From |
Message |
| 1.
K. Lam |
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | Great
idea, hope you can make it a reality. |
| 2.
A. Jones |
Seattle, Washington State, U.S.A. | Love
the underwater photography. I purchased a copy of your first Mollusk
Calendar, and love the photos. |
| 3. C. Miller | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | "A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step." Confucius |
| Name
or Anonymous |
From |
About
or What |
| Albacore Research Ltd. | Victoria,
BC Canada |
Creators of ShipConstructor.
The ShipConstructor software
suite is a powerful,
easy to use, AutoCAD based product modeling tool for ships and offshore
structures. Fair, loft, model 3D structure, route pipe, outfit, nest
parts,
and produce NC-code all within an
easy to use, familiar interface.
Built
around an SQL Server database,
Ship Constructor offers up to date,
accurate
production reports at any time. An older twin processor server perfect for testing a Real Time Operating System like Neutrino. |
| Brendan & Chris from Discovery Computers | Victoria, BC Canada | They have moved to
a new location that is
unknown to me. Email: gordonhead@discoverycomputers.com |
| Claude King | Canada |
Various spare processors. |
| Doug D. | Victoria, BC Canada | Computer good for some experiments. |
| Eric - Unknown Government Employee | Victoria, BC Canada | Computer good for some experiments. |
| Name
or Anonymous |
From |
About |
| Name or Anonymous | From |
Ideas |
| Dean
H. |
British
Columbia, Canada |
Develop
"stupid" robots that can be easily controlled by people thru the
internet to create jobs for those who normally find it hard to find a
job. From this idea it dawned on me that the best way to develop the robots maybe to start off with a Remotely Operated Vehicle [ROV] version of the robot then develop it to make it more autonmous over time. To eventually become an independent robot. Thus in the meantime we could develop something that works - with the help of a person - and thus bring them into existence sooner. With something to show we may then be able to raise more funds for more research. |
| Name
or Anonymous |
From |
Ideas |
Dragonfly Web Design |
Victoria,
BC Canada |
Assisted
with new web site design and layout. |
| Jon Knoll | BC,
Canada |
Initial
web page design. |
| Lynn Manheim | U.S.A. |
Helpful
comments on making the website easier to use. |
Some
sources of
knowledge and help with
calculations
| Name
or Anonymous |
From | Ideas |
| Peter Driessen | Canada |
Showed
through calculations that if we wanted to transmit information to
another computer that it would take very little power to do so. In effect supporting the idea what we could allow a central computer, or use remote control, to assist the robots to do their jobs. |
