Reisender
Cosmic Mongoose
Lawn Mower Robot
Wiki: Robotic Lawn Mower
Disclaimer: I know, it is not very usefull in Traveller but I wanted to try out the construction rules in the Robot Handbook with something simple.
As with vehicles we start with gathering information about the original.
Tech Level(TL)
TL at the beginning of the 21nd cenutry is 7 or 8 => TL 8.
Chassis
The size is something between a cat and dog. => Size 2
Locomotion
Most lawn mower robots have 4 wheels. => Wheels
Chassis Option
Nothing special about the chassis. => Just base protection
Locomotion Modification
Nothing special about the locomotion. => None
Manipulators
In a broader sense mowing blade(s) may be seen as manipulator but are too simple to warrent
the costs of the default manipulator. The mowing blade(s) will be included as a Slot Option.
=> Remove both standard manipulators
Default Suite
Various methods of navigating for lawn mower robots have already been implemented. Ranging from setting up a special
perimeter fence/wire, so the robot knows the bounderies of the lawn, up to GPS-navigation.
This example uses a garage/docking station which doubles as a point of recharging the robots and a fixed starting point
for some form of dead-reckoning navigation. The user will use a remote control to define up to 20 points the form
an irregular shape of the perimeter by driving the robot by hand to these points in sequence.
So we give it:
Slot Cost Option
Mowing Blade(s) can be considered an agricultural equipment. => Agricultural Equipment(small)
Brain
Just moving, navigating and mowing needed as a function. => Primitive
Wiki: Robotic Lawn Mower
Disclaimer: I know, it is not very usefull in Traveller but I wanted to try out the construction rules in the Robot Handbook with something simple.
As with vehicles we start with gathering information about the original.
Tech Level(TL)
TL at the beginning of the 21nd cenutry is 7 or 8 => TL 8.
Chassis
The size is something between a cat and dog. => Size 2
Locomotion
Most lawn mower robots have 4 wheels. => Wheels
Chassis Option
Nothing special about the chassis. => Just base protection
Locomotion Modification
Nothing special about the locomotion. => None
Manipulators
In a broader sense mowing blade(s) may be seen as manipulator but are too simple to warrent
the costs of the default manipulator. The mowing blade(s) will be included as a Slot Option.
=> Remove both standard manipulators
Default Suite
Various methods of navigating for lawn mower robots have already been implemented. Ranging from setting up a special
perimeter fence/wire, so the robot knows the bounderies of the lawn, up to GPS-navigation.
This example uses a garage/docking station which doubles as a point of recharging the robots and a fixed starting point
for some form of dead-reckoning navigation. The user will use a remote control to define up to 20 points the form
an irregular shape of the perimeter by driving the robot by hand to these points in sequence.
So we give it:
- Visual Spectrum Sensors to avoid obstacles in its path.
- A Wireless Data Link to connect the remote control.
- A Drone Interface for remote control to read status information from the robot and to program its perimeter.
- A Video Screen(low resolution LCD) for a simple display of the robots status, e.g. charge level of batteries.
- A free Zero-Slot
Slot Cost Option
Mowing Blade(s) can be considered an agricultural equipment. => Agricultural Equipment(small)
Brain
Just moving, navigating and mowing needed as a function. => Primitive
