Filed under: Robots
We've seen a lot of wacky approaches to the mobile power needs of robots, but this "hybrid" robotics platform solves the problem in that most American of ways: with an internal combustion engine. Using a 2.5-horsepower Subaru engine and a car alternator, developer Ken Gracey was able to build an outdoor bot with what he describes as an "unlimited power budget." Buffered by a bat