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Torpor

Take 1 Lego Mindstorms Robotics set, 1 cheap-ass webcam, 1 LED torch and a netbook...

Take 1 Lego Mindstorms Robotics set, 1 cheap-ass webcam, 1 LED torch and a netbook…

...assemble...

...realise that only one motor works and redesign to use a complex gearing mechanism to drive both wheels...

...meet Torpor the rover.

…meet Torpor the rover.

Torpor's advanced array of capabilities include: move forward and stop.

The rover is fitted with the very latest in illumination technology.

The terrain is challenging

The rover advances

Searching for signs of rats

On finding what looks like rat-chewed pipe insulation the rover turns on it's tracking device - keyed on micro changes in air density - to hunt down the creatures and destroy them with lasers or something.

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