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- Dundasbro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Only the New Zealander's will be interested in shagging that
- kyle90, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Only an android could dream something like this up...
- spraguep, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11There are more sheep than people in NZ wtf do they need a doll for?
- itanshi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7not to continue the sheep shagging jokes, but i suppose it is on topic. benefit of robotic sheep #1 You don't need a cliff
- Klarth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I suddenly have a bizarre urge to listen to Vangelis and read Philip K Dick novels.
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Most disturbing title ever... :-/
- tamurlane6, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4They were not cowboys, they were sheep herders.
- championchap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I live in Wales, and ive never.. and have never actually seen anybody have sex with a sheep.
What i have noticed though, is that a lot of the farmers children look and sound exactly the same.
Who needs sheep, when you can have sex with your sister i guess? - invader, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5although true, the information you provided will not benefit anyone trying to learn how to build the robot. just petty pedantics.
however, you might want to do some research on the differences between using "is like" and "is"
dude 1: "that sheep is like an apparition!"
dude 2: "well actually, by definition, an apparition is-.."
dude 1: "shut up, man. i said LIKE, not IS" - goofy_goober, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3But do androids dream of it?
- Mejogid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4In Wales, there are 47 million sheep and 3 million people. That works out at nearly 16 sheep per person...
(source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/scrumv/features/wales/151104_rhysnztest.shtml) - crashflow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3why do a robot when the real thing is just outside in the barn?
...umm, i mean, a lonely rancher might think something like that...
...a really lonely one....but not a normal person like me....
... - invader, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this wouldn't work well for foot traffic, as it's a subtle effect. plus, it would get confused by more motion and a wider range of motion. if you wanted it to gaze at a passer by, i would recommend using half a dozen pressure sensors under a mat, and do something like this:
sensor #1: go to -60 degrees; sensor #2: go to -30 degrees; sensor #3: go to 0 degrees; sensor #4: go to 30 degrees; sensor #5: go to 60 degrees
someone walking down the path/walkway/driveway/porch would trigger #1, then 2, then 3, and so on - anonatron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is creepy looking enough to be used a halloween!
- honds, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Took me a minute to catch the semi-obscure refference to the novel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F
I knew there was a reason I thought the comment was Digg worthy. - drlha, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Not just New Zealanders. Have you ever met people from Wales?
- cresswga, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1...or need to wear a pair of Wellington Boots to slot the back legs into
- tigertiger, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This article is crap. You can't expect the average Welshman to build something as complex as that. Maybe if it was made out of cans of Special Brew, had enormous *****, ejected a lamb every five minutes and fetched their benefits from the Jobcentre you might get them interested.
- lowbot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I agree its not impressive but anyone with a little programming experience and the will to learn how to use a soldering iron properly along with 50 bucks can build one. Its a great little starter project.
- invader, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"you software guys"? how are you so sure "software guys" found this impressive? maybe it was dugg by many people who aren't hardware OR software guys. true, the end result isn't very impressive, but the learning curve is impressive to many, i'm sure
- honds, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@invader
You're right. It's pedantic. I even dugg up your comment.
However, just trying to avoid the telephone game. This guy says...
"it is like a computer..."
the next guy who learned from his article says
"I heard the BS2 is almost a computer..."
the next guy who heard the second guy says to someone else...
"The BS2 is a computer!"
See what I mean? I tend to be picky when an article is touted as a "Very nice introduction"... ok... so maybe I'm too picky. - honds, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Cool little project. I am very familiar with the stamp but I prefer coding directly for the SX DIP micro-controller that powers the stamp rather than the stamp itself. It's faster and more compact. However, about the over simplified statement by the author "it’s like an entire computer on a single chip"...
Well, technically it could be. It has built in memory that can be read and written too. However, a computer requires an input and output system to qualify as a computer. The board itself is no more a mini-computer than a P4 sitting on a motherboard with a stick of ram (the macro equivilent) would be. In order to function as a computer it needs output. Either by servo like in the sheep or by LEDs and LCDs. It also needs input (the sheep has sensors).
Just some info for anyone trying to learn from this expiriment. - deesnutz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Oh, my God! Now the Republicans will be replacing their supporters with these!
That Karl Rove is evil. - rob3, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0and the Welsh!
kinda beaten to it by Mejogid :( - Heavy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1God you software guys are som gullible when it comes to hardware.... thats nothing impressive.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3don't forget cowboys from montana.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1muahahaha
and now for the dirty subroutines
eerily enough my friend used that same lambchop doll for a "sheep *****" costume last halloween.
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