Duty robotic woodlouse wait fire in the forest

"OLE! OLE-OLE-OLE! .. " It is strange to have shouted during the fire? No, not strange if the forest fire. However, the fire in the bush, where you can issue such cries, can not begin. Indeed, if such forests zapahnet fried or simply burnt, as if from the land there Orava steel monsters to a person terrible, but inside dobreyshih. And a moment usmirit flames.

Robots are increasingly similar to living beings. Why? Because animals and insects adapt to the world for many centuries, so it knows the ropes. A more or less intelligent robots were introduced only in the last century, they (or more precisely, their creators) and decided to emulate adult-to save many millions or even billions of years of progress.

Usually such simulation engineers use to make their machines to do some work. But researchers from the Institute of Industrial Design (Institut für Industriedesign) in the Graduate School Magdeburga- Shtendalya (Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal) proposed to make robots that will replicate nature not for the sake of a focus, but for the sake of their own salvation. And emulate these robots are not the most pleasant character-woodlouse.

However, it may be too shy and woodlouse - is not, because the purpose of these machines is to save forests good fire. Specifically, fire prevention.

These robots cited OLE - Offroad-Lösch-Einheit that the transfer of a mixture of German angliysko- can be translated as "Off tushitelny machine."

OLE is a robot that does not move on a pair of legs, not on the wheels, and even at kolesonogah. Indeed forests is a complex area that requires a complex movement. Therefore, it was decided to equip the robot once six feet, feet like an insect. And it is not natykalsya the obstacles to it pridelyvaetsya couple of metres behind bars for the road.

Numerous limbs need to OLE can move freely in the forest, and the patrol territory. He had only one concern : to learn, not on whether what where. "Uzret source of ignition could with the infrared sensors of strong heat sources.

If the source is in sight, "the Tushitelny machine" stremglav running to it and get reports CHP wireless to the focal point, Managing such robots.

Of course, if barely seen explosive fire extinguishing it is not very difficult. It uses OLE embedded in it pozharotushitelnuyu car vybrasyvayuschuyu water transverse mode is to reduce the amount of wearable with a liquid. However, what is the best agent fire is not yet known (can and dry water).

That draft Institute of Industrial Design began working in collaboration with the Institute of Industrial Automation and name Fraunhofer (Fraunhofer-Institut und für Fabrikbetrieb automatisierung-IFF) even in winter 2005-2006.

Addressing OLE prompted serious problem of forest fires every year in Europe alone burn on five million square kilometers of forest, bringing financial losses to 2.5 million euros, to say nothing of various environmental impacts, including mercury pollution.

So scientists and came to a rather banal conclusion that better prevent trouble than eliminate unpleasant and distressing results. This is not an altogether easy task. Regular surveys, say, using helicopters too expensive and ineffective. You can install sensors, which will be triggered quickly, but of course, no guarantee of a speedy arrival of fire brigade.

Here and there a simple solution-together in one machine and the detector, and fire truck.

OLE can fix location of fire at a distance of 50 metres to thousands, depending on the density of forests and weather.

However, it might be a good technique, but it has, in principle, may not have time to cope with the hotbed, to the middle of the flames. If suddenly with OLE is such causes, it is not so terrible : when you reach temperatures dangerous for electronic components, it is rapidly winding down in games, as do woodlouse-and draws in the leg.

His situation prevails in this heat really made of ceramic fibers and vyderzhivayuschy to 1300 degrees Celsius. Paul how stihnet fire, the robot can be deployed to patrol and go again - unless, of course, then left that patrol.

So far Offroad-Lösch-Einheit exists only in concept. And information from the laboratories of the institutions of the status of his physical manifestations, infiltrates scarce.

But when it comes, finally, to the mass production of these guards chaschob it will be very welcome news for the preservation of green areas will not worry. Sadly, but poor forest animals, which has to face these strashnovatymi mnogonogimi vagrants.

Unbreakable PC stood at the helm choppera Intel

In describing this bright two-machine builders to pay attention to his computer nachinke so you can think, if we have an example moddinga extravagant. But no-bike is a real, workable, but it is the maker of processors.

30 years ago, the company began selling Intel controller chips for embedding in a wide range of technology (Embedded Technology). Today, tiny electronic components can be found in the elevator and industrial robots, aircraft and vehicles, machinery and many other complex products. Dortmund controlled ignition of DVS, turn signals at traffic lights, teeth checks in supermarkets and perform many other unheralded routine.

In order to celebrate this anniversary, Intel combine efforts with Orange County Choppers (motorcycle manufacturer) and producer of unusual PC company Black Diamond Advanced Technology, creating impressive, at least outwardly, Intel Chopper bike, sometimes called Satan's Ride, unofficially of course.

Unique bike equipped V-shaped pair of twin engines, a four-cylinder machine, namekayuschy one of the flagship Intel-processor technology chetyrehyadernyh Quad-Core.

Instead of the usual dashboard driver sees this monster neblikuyuschy sun screen with a diagonal 5.6 inches (14.2 centimeters) and 1024 x 600 pixels. Screen-contact, so that it can control mass functions. And it meant that the fun begins. Motorcycle any such bears the mark of Intel, so it can be seen not only as a tool but as a computer on wheels.

This screen "painted" big button "Start the engine, which after running into a button stops the engine." However, the press can be obtained only access to a motorcycle that provides fingerprint scanner. Yes there running engine, even this step motorcycle falls and rises drive when moving virtual rychazhka on the touch screen surface.

Also, the display can find all the necessary instruments (tachometer with the speedometer, for example), and then displays the image on the camera rear (instead of mirrors).

And you can find satellite navigation, internet access, games and music ... stop. This is not produced dashboards, and a PC.

SwitchBack weighs 1.36 kilograms. Hard disk at the base-40 gigabytes (and can be ordered 100). Hours of standard battery-2 to 5 hours, but if the connection to the bike is not important. Behind the computer can pristykovyvat different modules (such as GPS). Finally, as noted in the images, SwitchBack excellent resistance to harsh working conditions and denied involvement in the project (with pictures of sites and bdatech.com intel.com).

SwitchBack weighs 1.36 kilograms. Hard disk at the base-40 gigabytes (and can be ordered 100). Hours of standard battery-2 to 5 hours, but if the connection to the bike is not important. Behind the computer can pristykovyvat different modules (such as GPS). Finally, as noted in the images, SwitchBack excellent resistance to harsh working conditions and denied involvement in the project (with pictures of sites and bdatech.com intel.com).

It is, as the dashboard and, concurrently, "brain" of the motorcycle was ultra PC (UMPC) SwitchBack of Black Diamond.

This machine is equipped with a sound processor from Intel (in a Celeron-M), so involved in the development of the Jubilee no accident.

SwitchBack under the most modern operating systems. It is good for a laptop computer options, but above all it meets military standards for resistance to impact, vibration, dust and water, high and low temperatures.

The body of the computer is made of magnesium alloy reinforced rubber protective inserts, and the electronic components inside are suspended on rubber vibrogasyaschih same elements. Hard drive here to the words, nozzles and the same-quick. How are removable and batteries of the mobile PC.

In SwitchBack available Ends Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, GPS satellite navigation and a host of other useful things. In general, modular building SwitchBack to build a mass additional elements : from digital cameras and barcode reader to scan RFID chips and radio. Do I have to say that this machine can play MP3- files and generally do - what can an ordinary PC.

As established in Chopper, the company became the instrument panel, part-time entertainment and information center. In fact, all navigation, information and entertainment functions work through special computer software from StreetDeck same American company specializing in programs for car navigation, and entertainment complexes.


Second Life residents can climb into a fashionable motorcycles from Intel. And if, in reality, this was built in a single copy in the game they can be as long as you want (with illustrations site intel.com).

Second Life residents can climb into a fashionable motorcycles from Intel. And if, in reality, this was built in a single copy in the game they can be as long as you want (with illustrations site intel.com).
More on choppere and their equipment can be read in two PDF documents : 1 and 2.

We say that one of the most exciting features of this device is that SwitchBack easily removed from the motorcycle. The owner can carry it with them and use as a regular personal computer connected to the Internet, to send e-mail and other benefits - good, the assembly of the device is connected QWERTY- compact keyboard.

This is a good idea : to access the Internet in motion the driver of the motorcycle would be difficult.

Intel Chopper will be able to see visitors Conference on embedded electronics (Embedded Systems Conference), to be held in Boston from 17 to 21 September, as well as on a number of other exhibitions in the United States, Asia and Europe, to be held this year.

And can I buy this bike? You do not believe, but it's possible. However, we are rather virtual : Intel sales Chopper organized network known game Second Life, in which local residents can contact the shop Intel / Orange County Choppers.

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