World's first self-driving potato

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jun 23, 2017

An engineer in Poland has taken the age-old potato clock experiment to the next level.

Marek Baczynski has revealed what he says is the world's first self-driving potato, and it runs on its own electricity.

The inventor explains how an energy harvester and a capacitor can be used to store the 'minuscule' energy generated by the potato, eventually powering it enough to drive

The potato takes about 15 minutes to charge, which will carry it just a few inches at a time.

According to Baczynski, it can travel about seven and a half meters (24.6 feet) over the course of an entire day.

To 'bestow on this potato the gift of freedom,' Baczynski added an additional motor, and a control board to which he wrote a simple script.

This allowed the potato to 'choose' its direction of movement.

P4-630 · Jun 23, 2017

R-T-B · Jun 23, 2017

Give me a link. I want to show my brother but your avatar would traumatize him.

EDIT: Oh, there is a youtube, I guess that'll work.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jun 23, 2017

R-T-B said:
Give me a link. I want to show my brother but your avatar would traumatize him.

https://thenextweb.com/shareables/2017/06/22/self-driving-potato-tesla-robot/#.tnw_JEROibUN

R-T-B · Jun 23, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
https://thenextweb.com/shareables/2017/06/22/self-driving-potato-tesla-robot/#.tnw_JEROibUN

Thank you, my good vaguely pornographic badger.

infrared · Jun 23, 2017

Potato powered cars would be perfect for rush hour where I live... We move forward an inch at a time at 0.5mph every 15 minutes, ideal! :laugh:

Xzibit · Jun 23, 2017

R-T-B said:
Thank you, my good vaguely pornographic badger.

Didn't grow up watching cartoons? 99% of them were naked. :fear:

At least that badger has undies.

R-T-B · Jun 23, 2017

Xzibit said:
Didn't grow up watching cartoons? 99% of them were naked. At least that badger has undies.

Yep, and I even saw that one where the skunk tried to rape that cat. Looney toons weren't exactly role models...

biffzinker · Jun 23, 2017

R-T-B said:
skunk

Pepe Le Pew is his name.

R-T-B said:
Yep, and I even saw that one where the skunk tried to rape that cat.

I think your mistaken @R-T-B. Penelope was always trying to get away from the odor or it could of been his aggressive pursuing manner as well.

Xzibit · Jun 23, 2017

R-T-B said:
Yep, and I even saw that one where the skunk tried to rape that cat. Looney toons weren't exactly role models...

Look at the bright side. Pepe le pew showed kids even though the world tells you NO!!! dont give up on your goals just expect some jail time if you cross that line.

Caring1 · Jun 24, 2017

Next we'll have NASA sending potato powered lunar modules to the moon. I guess without an atmosphere they won't rot as they need air for that to occur.

ozkisses · Jun 24, 2017

infrared said:
Potato powered cars would be perfect for rush hour where I live... We move forward an inch at a time at 0.5mph every 15 minutes, ideal!

I feel your pain :banghead:

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Jun 24, 2017

Caring1 said:
Next we'll have NASA sending potato powered lunar modules to the moon. I guess without an atmosphere they won't rot as they need air for that to occur.

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/growing-potatoes-on-the-moon.234399/

FreedomEclipse · Jun 24, 2017

I read the title as 'self destructing potato...'

And was totally lolwut

P4-630 · Jun 24, 2017

We may have a have a "potato tech" sub forum soon.... :kookoo:

silentbogo · Jun 29, 2017

Finally bought Portal 2 on summer sale, and stumbled upon this during today's session:

Now, I'm wondering if the dude's real name is Cave Johnson... :pimp:

Laki89 · Jun 29, 2017

nice ending joke

Sasqui · Jun 29, 2017

They posted the IIHS crash test results today too. The butta' airbags deployed perfectly.

biffzinker · Jun 29, 2017

Butter is a start on those mashed potatoes but without bacon?

Sasqui · Jun 29, 2017

biffzinker said:
Butter is a start on those mashed potatoes but without bacon?

Is that an Alaskan thing? Never tried it but it sounds good

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