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Sentry Roomba is a cut-out human figure that you can attach to a roomba vacuum cleaner when you're leaving your home or office, and want to create the illusion that there is still someone inside randomly moving around.
Sentry Roomba is available in a choice of several silhouettes, guaranteed to cast
vague shadows resulting from the constant unpredictable movements, as the roomba bumps around the room.
An outline of simple sensors on the figure's two dimensional perimeter ensures that when the roomba tries to venture under the sofa, (for example) the figure's leg connects first and it backs away. Some additional plug-in software for the actual roomba ensures the movements are totally random with rest periods, and speeding up/slowing down actions being featured. Rotations and stochastic motions will also occur.
Sentry Roomba works best with additional lights to cast the necessary motion shadows at night.
Deluxe version comes with a waltzing partner. (requires purchase of a second roomba)
this workaholic
https://youtu.be/4I_H11VjNjg
Just don't make a mess [wjt, Dec 30 2019]
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Make an inflatable version of this and you have a
winner. Lightweight and it doesn't give away that
it's a cutout by turning sideways. |
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Peaceful version is holding a phone and pacing
around having a conversation with somebody and
would presumably say "Hey, somebody's breaking
in, call 911 for me!" or call 911 themselves because the
phone is already in hand. The more extreme version is
pacing around with an AR-15. The phone gaffe would also
lend plausibility to a person walking around in random
directions for extended periods of time. The pacing AR-15
guy might get your door broken down by a SWAT team so
forget that one. |
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Your best idea ever Xen. (If you change it to 3
dimensional inflatable instead of a cutout.) |
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By the way, just bought one of these for my wife
for Christmas. (the robot vacuum, not the
menacing inflatable sentry) I put a note on top of it
saying:
"Things to do today: 1- Vacuum carpets. 2- Kill all
humans. 3- Vacuum carpets again. I thought it was
funny. Wife, not so much. |
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// 1- Vacuum carpets. 2- Kill all humans. 3- Vacuum carpets again. I thought it was funny. Wife, not so much. // |
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The gene for "A sense of humour" is typically active only on the "Y" chromosome, as any fule kno. Rarely, there are recessive mutations of XX organisms where the gene is expressed. [MB] and [bs] will be able to fill in the details for the exact mechanism. |
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We like this idea, particularly the bit with the AR-15, although we wish to point out that a real AR-15 carried at chest level will probably cause the assembly to topple. |
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The answer is clearly to have a much more powerful Roomba on which several full ammunition boxes can be stacked. |
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Who is the "we", 8th? As for the idea, I like it, a lot. I could
also use the sentry for other things, I take it. Just things. |
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8th and Max are a sort of harmless lovable duo,
like a music hall act
featuring a caricature puppet that has a mind of
its own, despite the best efforts of its frustrated
operator. |
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I too want to convey the impression to anyone surreptitiously
monitoring me that I spend my free time walking randomly around my
apartment, running into walls face-first over and over again. |
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That's easily achieved. Just keep doing it when
you're at home and programme your roomba to
carry out the same repetitive wall encountering
actions when you're out. |
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// I could also use the sentry for other things, I take it. Just
things. // |
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Like carrying around a cat to ward off [8th]? |
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Misread the title as “Sexy Roomba”... |
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Well in that case I want my cardboard cut out to have that inverted face illusion that looks like it's eyes follow you if you're peeking in the window as I Roomba by. |
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Wow! - Where have you been? Great to see you
back again. Since your holiday, a lot has happened
here. 8th is having Max's love child and the custody
battle is going to be settled with a pillow fight
dual (at a cliff edge with circling crocodiles below)
Others have deserted the beloved HB in a fit of
pique, but the stalwarts continue. Have a great
new year. Hope you keep posting. |
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My lawyers are the best money can buy - custody will
inevitably go to [8th]. Meanwhile, as [xen] pointed out, the
tall warts are still here. |
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