Open-source robotics: Difference between revisions

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* building electronic circuitry (PCB-boards)

* transportation; this eg by riding on the back, similar as on a horse (the latter allowing the robot to return to the appearance of a normal person after disembarking)

* personal protection (robots, being made of metal, andare able to withstand quite some beating and may be learned to incapacitate attackers by [[Self-defense|punching]] or [[Less-lethal weapons]])

* providing communication (trough a small computer (eg Linutop, EeeBox, [[GOS (operating system)|gPC]], and integrated satellite internet uplink or long-range Wifi or WiMax-antenna). The type of communication may include: active searching on webpages ([[browsing]]), [[e-mail]], text and or audio based communication with others (eg [[VoIP]] calls; both to distant users via internet as local VoIP-communication to team members in close proximity), ...