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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: SmAsH on January 15, 2008, 03:26:43 PM

Title: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: SmAsH on January 15, 2008, 03:26:43 PM

this morning my sister decided to take sonar bot for a spin...she later found out that sonar bot cant detect pools! i need to build a robot to evenge sonarbot...i am all open to ideas. in the mean time im building a taser to kill my sister ;D

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: cooldog on January 15, 2008, 03:34:48 PM

for you sister

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-taser-for-free/

make it enclosed so no water can get in. or use a float sensor so when it hits the water it turns off all the electronics

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: airman00 on January 15, 2008, 04:44:46 PM

can you take a pic of the sonar bot while its wet?


why is your pool salt water????///

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: SmAsH on January 15, 2008, 04:47:12 PM

what do you mean? why is my pool salt water....its got a little bit of choline...like 15 parts salt 1 choline..

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: airman00 on January 15, 2008, 04:53:00 PM

its freshwater really its only partially chlorine , i dunno how they do it in australia , lol  :D


but can u please post a pic of your sonar bot , i wanna make something like it ( i dont care if its broken )

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: ed1380 on January 15, 2008, 05:22:21 PM

give it a few days to dry out. the mcu might have a shutdown feature if it senses a short

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: airman00 on January 15, 2008, 09:16:47 PM

i still want pics , lol  ;)

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: SmAsH on January 16, 2008, 12:33:50 AM

ok ill try and take some...

Title: Re: if a robot falls in a pool is there ANY way it can survive..(salt water)
Post by: mr roboto on December 30, 2011, 02:19:53 PM

i know this topic is old but still
http://www.societyofrobots.com/actuators_waterproof_servo.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/actuators_waterproof_servo.shtml)