Robotic Sentry Gun

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This looks like fun ... once this guy gets the software worked out, I wonder if such a thing could be built packing a real gun ... I'm thinking a suppressed 10/22 set up in the back yard to take care of the tree rat problem (stupid squirrels in my apple tree :fire: ).

http://cs-people.bu.edu/aaron/turret/turret.htm

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My first thought was 'liability waiting to happen'. However, after I read the kid's website, and found out all the work and research he put into it, I'm mightily impressed. This kid is on to something. If he can get a fully functioning prototype working as he planned, he may have a very lucrative defense contract all tied up.

Contrast these two boys to the thug larvae that congregate in our schools.

Good for them!
 
I had thought of something similar for paintball, but nowhere NEAR as complex. I was thinking a motorized camera tripod, that would swing the gun through a limited pan while firing an electric triggered marker, and would trigger off of a door sensor similar to what you find in small stores. THIS goes WAY beyond that...
 
Hmmm... I wonder if one could set up a couple of these for flag defence in a Paintball game scenario? That would free up your entire team to go on the attack, secure in the knowledge that your opponents would get hosed when they tried to make a run for your flag.

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Preacherman: the thought I had for mine was more defending a doorway against intruders. Set the sensor at the door, adjust the elevation of the tripod to roughly gut level, and set it at a point where the pan of the tripod would cover the door. The design calls for a pair of old Stingrays, fired by a motor with offsets on it's shaft...
 
He needs to add an algorithm to lead the target. I noticed the turret has some significant delay in it to begin with that would make hitting a faster moving target much more difficult. An algorithm that would detect direction of movement and speed and compensate by leading appropriately.
 
Neat idea, but there is little practical utility for law enforcement, an utter nightmare in liability for a civilian and very limited use for a miltary unit.

Covering an entryway is a neat idea, but it will only work against unarmed opponents. One grenade, a few well placed rounds or even a molotov cocktail will disable the sentry. (Of course you could always armor and fireproof this item up, but it reduces its field of fire and adds significant weight.)

I could see this being mounted on treads for use to take out a criminal behind a barricade, but there already are similar robots in use.

If it were made smaller and more portable, a military spec-ops team could use it to harass enemies as they retreat giving them more time to evac.
 
One grenade, a few well placed rounds or even a molotov cocktail will disable the sentry.
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same thing goes for handing Bob a rifle and telling him to guard the door ... only when they get past him you have a dead Bob ... this way you're only out some hardware (what can be repaired later ... unlike Bob).

I like Preacherman's idea ... you could even put a small plate on the front of it that if hit would trip a switch disabling it to simulate taking out a guard.
 
Covering an entryway is a neat idea, but it will only work against unarmed opponents.
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Yeah, like FIREMEN. Bad, stupid sentry. OK for mil use, though.
 
same thing goes for handing Bob a rifle and telling him to guard the door ... only when they get past him you have a dead Bob ... this way you're only out some hardware (what can be repaired later ... unlike Bob).
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Yeah, but Bob can also kick the grenade back out the doorway, dive for cover, use an extinguisher, run away, and discern a combatant from a non-combatant. Of course the robot may be more dependable.
 
Actually there are three companies that I'm aware of that are working on projects like unto this (but far beyond) for military use. Think weapons platforms, with all sorts of sensor capabilities, armed with heavy weapons, and even facial recognition software.

You drop them off in some worthless piece of real estate out in the mountains or desert, and it just waits for its targets. When it acquires something, it contacts its controllers and gets permission to engage. And it will be doing this from 1,000 or so yards away. The bad guys never knew what hit them.

Think of them as predator drones that sit in one place for a really long time.
 
I shared this with the (gun enthusiast) lawyer in the office next to me...

Him: Great toy, but those two guys look like total psychos! I would love to get one of these, still, think of all the uses . . .

Me: Just in the office, alone! Not to mention at home and on the road!

Him: No kidding! My point exactly!

:D
 
Real aplications for technology such as this are going to be a little hard to come by in the civilian sector. I think here in WI it would come under the "spring trap" law. It is a illegal to setup a device that will shoot people if they enter your house.
 
System wold need to be beefed up to handle any real hardware.

Ok, My idea (yes, I know there are some legal difficulties): 10/22 gatling gun kit, 2 10/22's, 2 50 rnd mags, cordless drill motor (the illegal part), that "improved" sentry system. Put it together. Automatic, high capacity, variable cyclic rate motion sentry gun.

Ok, fine. Replace with AR15 with beta-C mag.

I found one for sale!

http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/71bc/
 
Using your brother as target practice... perfect!

I can think of many proper sporting uses of these devices, namely repelling zombies and JBTs:

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