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Sentry Robot to Patrol Maine School
Greater Houlton Christian Academy recently celebrated two years of offering Robotics as part of our computer science curriculum. This year students Jordan McGuire, Jeromy Nevers, Barrett Jewell, and instructor Michael Surran designed and constructed, from scratch, a "Sentry Bot" for patrolling and securing our hallways. Our local news featured our Greater Houlton Christian Academy recently celebrated two years of offering Robotics as part of our computer science curriculum. This year students Jordan McGuire, Jeromy Nevers, Barrett Jewell, and instructor Michael Surran designed and constructed, from scratch, a "Sentry Bot" for patrolling and securing our hallways. Our local news featured our robot in a recent airing of "Sci Tech Flash". In this video, you will see the robot in action, including some of the unique features such as our optical mouse encoder. There are also interviews with the students and the instructor. The Sentry Bot is a perfect example of a DIY (do it yourself) robot, using easy to find and inexpensive parts. It even runs Linux! ...
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Date Found: December 16, 2006
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