Beachbot a robot that can do large scale of art in the sand, it was created by students from Zurich University of the Arts. They were working together with Disney Research. The robot works with Wi-Fi, lasers, and has a small rake like thing on the bottom of its tail. The tail is how the images are able to appear on the sand. In order for the Beachbot to start drawing it has to sense where it is and how much space it has which is why they place reflective poles that help determine the drawing board. With the laser it scans it to see where it is. The students also control it by using software to create the images and then turtle like robot displays it onto the sand. The robot itself is great but it has no other use it is just meant to make people feel happy and entertained. The purpose of this was just a project for the students but now they hope to improve it and create larger scales of art for people to enjoy while at the beach.
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