[Robotgroup] Drive a Droid proposal... How to detect the "fence"?

[Marvin Niebuhr]

Stick sand in garbage bages into the sewer pipe or drive spikes. M
On Jul 8, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Vern Graner wrote:

> Marvin Niebuhr wrote:
>> Create a perimeter octagon of 4" x 10' sewer pipe and 45 degree  
>> Els ( my favorite) and the 3/4" Pipe barrier can attach to it.  
>> That will give you a 4" high target. I Vol. to build it.  Prof C.
>
> Wow. Now thats an angle I hadn't thought about.. robust and low  
> tech.. a "bump and turn" mechanism! :D The only thing I can think  
> of would be approaching how to make the barrier robust enough to  
> withstand the impact of the droid without having the droid drag the  
> barrier along with it!
>
> Thanks for the idea Marvin! :)
>
> Vern
>
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