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Ooh, my own automated motorcade. I see uses... |
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Even a padded car doing 60mph is going to be
dangerous. What's needed is a half-size padded car,
travelling 20m in front of your padded car. |
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I should clarify, by smaller I mean a little outrigger deal like
a
clown car, perhaps go cart size. Even that isn't 100% safe,
but it would
act as an extended bumper basically with a 20, 30 or 40
foot braking zone. |
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What about simply wrapping the robot car in lots and lots
of padding? Maybe a hard-contact-triggered airbag on
every exterior surface. |
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You could cover the entire road surface with foam rubber balls. A scoop at the front of the vehicle scoops up balls which are shot by a ball-gun in all directions. This will harmlessly push pedestrians and other obstacles out of the way and also warn of your approach. |
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Also useful as a propellant. Vehicle sucks rubber balls in,
(and pedestrians) and shoots them out the back at high
velocity. |
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