Ridiculous RoBo Requirements

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WHAT's MORE RIDICULOUS?,,,,,can you guys Imagine, Below is what i offered to give him in $5,000 and he gave me a BLATANT "ITS NOT GOOD FOR ME" Answer.

The following are the Capabilities out of what you wanted in the RoBoT in $5,000 that i can give to you:
(Please also read statements written within the Bracket's below)

Chassis

The robot will have Max speed 20km/h
The robot must work from -40 to 70°C
The robot must have high torque
The robot must work during 16 hours none stop
The robot must have 6 wheels(No stair case climbing)
The robot must resist to shock and vibration
The wheels must have suspension(depending on need)

Camera

Nigh vision
720p Resolution
360° vision, Zoom Wide vision
High resolution camera
Retractable camera like rovio robot(can provide but depends over design)
Telescopic camera(can provide but depends over design)
The system must record 1 month of continuous camera record(can provide depending on feasibility and camera resolution, 1 month of vid record definitely possible in less resolution camera)

Fire

The robot must be able to detect fire and to use embedded
extinguisher for extinguish the fire.
The extinguisher muse have 2 liter of capacity and must be removable(cannot guarantee the 2 ltr capacity but can give this feature, also depends over what design of the robot we have like bipedial or definitely only wheels)

Detection

The robot will be able to detect door opened, fire,man
walking , provided necessary sensors are installed that will let the robot know.

Displacement

The robot must be able to obstacle avoidance.
The user can configure manually patrol rout for the robot.
The robot must be able to patrol with man
In outdoor the robot must be able to detect car and to take picture of
licence plate
The user must be able to configure working time, days for the robot
The robot must have response time less than one second.

Alarm and flash light

The robot must have 110 decibel alarm
The robot must have powerful flash light
The user can configure the alarm tripping

Power supply

The user must be able to configure charging delay and time.
The robot will recharge himself in autonomous

Connectivity

The robot can send by GSM, Email notifications
Connectivity through GSM

  • Control manually the robot
  • Control the robot camera
  • Supervise the robot
  • Switch on and off the robot
  • Switch the robot manually and Autonomous
  • See robot position
  • Battery level
  • Camera position (Lower, Standing and high)
  • Robot direction (Like plane)
  • Camera direction (Like plane)
  • See speed
  • Internal temperature
  • Buttons for activate the alarm, the flashing light sending the robot to the charging dock
  • Configure charging time and delay
  • Configure patrol rout by running the robot(depends on design)
  • Configure the robot working time
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Like I said, steer clear of this idiot.

Rob

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Like I said, steer clear of this idiot.

Did the same, Sir.

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Hold the bus Ni$hant, it's mostly been done,

Needs few extra features but maybe you can get one of these for $5k and hack it :slight_smile:

EDIT: I just read the price, US$879,000, oh well.

Rob

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get one of these for $5k and hack it

Thanks! Mr.Rob , i think this will come in handy in the future that guy is there but he's strictly confined to that 5K limit and not beyond this.

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Seems a lot of it could be done

Detecting intrusion through walls, you could just have the robot communicate with a security system, when a breach is detected, robot goes into alert mode, and if something tries to get near it, it backs away (why not just give the robot armor plating?)

edit meant to say not for the 5k quote though :stuck_out_tongue:

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@Valvax you are saying correct things but here the money wasn't good at all the guy thought to have all in one go, now thats something not worth it given the labour and other things i gave him a lot of functions that could be possible in 5K but he said "thats not good for me" then i just chuck it.

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NI$HANT:
@Valvax you are saying correct things but here the money wasn't good at all the guy thought to have all in one go, now thats something not worth it given the labour and other things i gave him a lot of functions that could be possible in 5K but he said "thats not good for me" then i just chuck it.

Oh yea, no, besides, something seemed off about the entire thing

I was just... thinking to myself...

Too many projects too many projects lalalalala....

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Give him a taste of what real R&D costs...

Five thousand to review the requirements. Not build anything, just review and advise that it is not possible. MANY businesses pay FAR more for a simple feasibility review.

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Not build anything, just review and advise that it is not possible. MANY businesses pay FAR more for a simple feasibility review.

Agreed!

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Just browsed the whole thread, is this person pulling your leg? Just trying to mess around under annonymity or something? Any type of robot or car project will need a team of engineers, mechanics, electrical programmer etc. and a leader to know how to arrange for the task. Say there are 4 members of the team and you pay everyone a whopping $500 just to meet up two and half times or days to talk about this project. That's all it will buy. I personally think that $5,000 is a lot in terms of pure software programming but is chump change (or how they say it when faced with little compensation for big jobs) for any real world task, where people need to meet and materials need to be purchased. There are design companies that will do this type of planning. If you feel you are on the naughty side of the street you could mock up a request for one of these companies and they probably will ask you about your financial support letter from a bank or loan officer. Engineers won't look at these until the assistants sort out the finances with you first. Just my thoughts.

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Yes Sir you are perfectly correct, ALL of the BIG guys here were all correct and even i was correct that's why i posted this thread :grin: , for now its been about a month or so that this thing is completely left i contact that guy just to ask that whether you got some one and as obvious as it should be i got a NO from him.

For now that topic is closed as i think it should have been closed the minute it was opened for Hiring as you and other's pointed out its JUST NOT FEASIBLE, By the nice depiction of how things work in companies, Big companies for such sort of projects.

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Think on the bright side that you got a lot of inputs on costs and what not from this "job" that apply to all arduino jobs. I hope everyone besides laughing out loud also realizes that arduino projects are not very much serious projects that would demand a lot more than $5K money to make. Just think about all the industry standards and regulation and testing involved in industry R&D, and liability issues for products (not projects) that could ruin small businesses and individuals. You need legal shields from big companies, like focalist once mentioned about photography, to stay out of grabs of ill-intent lawyers. By staying on the less serious side, it stays as your hobby that sometimes gives you a chance to express yourself, your intellect, and from time to time, collect some money and recognition you deserve. I am happy to see that some people made arduino-compatible products their sole source of income or entire business running on that. As an individual with a regular job, I needed a hobby and arduino is great for that. I do make a little money but would you rather stay home or spend an hour packing a few packages and wait in post office to ship them for $20? Some recipients will likely have questions for you later too. As a student one would probably say yes. But I find it harder and harder to say yes these days. So balance what you would like to do with what you are paid to do something else, maybe (?!) Easier said than done.

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ALL true! $)

Easier said than done.

Yes that is really affirmative , Eazy-E :* :smiley: