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Started by Steverandomno in Ski Chatter - 9 Replies

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Steverandomno posted Oct-2009

You have 10 seconds to comply...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6396354/Skiing-robot-developed-by-Slovakian-researchers.html

Edited 1 time. Last update at 21-Oct-2009

NellyPS
reply to 'Ski Patroller 209' posted Oct-2009

And the point of this is?

Steverandomno
reply to 'Ski Patroller 209' posted Oct-2009

Who knows? Robot ski patrollers sent out in the morning to do preliminary avalanche control? Robots to gather data about snow quality and stability... Just imagine incorporating this technology into your sled? Sled up a hill in the backcountry somewhere and set it off to navigate back to a pre determined GPS coordinate so you can ski back to it. Ski lift in a box.

Though I guess the real point is to find a way of legitimately spending your research grant money on lift tickets?

Edited 1 time. Last update at 21-Oct-2009

Lynn_D
reply to 'Ski Patroller 209' posted Oct-2009

steverandomno wrote:
Though I guess the real point is to find a way of legitimately spending your research grant money on lift tickets?


I can think of worse things to spend a research grant on :D

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Ski Patroller 209' posted Oct-2009

I'd like a skiing robot, reminds me of Bandit :lol: :lol:
www  http://www.caveholidaysandalucia.co.uk

Bandit
reply to 'Ski Patroller 209' posted Oct-2009

Ian Wickham wrote:I'd like a skiing robot, reminds me of Bandit :lol: :lol:


If only my skis would stay parallel like that :lol:

Oh, and bloody cheek, my clobber is mostly black, not tin coloured :twisted:

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Ski Patroller 209' posted Oct-2009

bandit wrote:
Ian Wickham wrote:I'd like a skiing robot, reminds me of Bandit :lol: :lol:


If only my skis would stay parallel like that :lol:

Oh, and bloody cheek, my clobber is mostly black, not tin coloured :twisted:


I'm only trying to spoil your appetite 8)
www  http://www.caveholidaysandalucia.co.uk

IceGhost
reply to 'Ski Patroller 209' posted Oct-2009

The science nerd in me says "Sweet!" I can see the benefits of having that set the dynamite, or setting up the gates. Heck even having it set up fences would be a bonus. I wonder if I can get a grant to build one and use it at my resort. Who needs hard labor when you can have a robot do it?
Uh oh, I think I broke'd the lift

Topic last updated on 22-October-2009 at 06:59