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See Ben Build an Autonomous Robot Luggage -- Episode 38

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Tired of lugging around a bunch of stuff at airports, Ben builds Robot Luggage to help lighten the load with the help of Jesse Robinson!
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  • Related idea I've been thinking about since Kamen came out with a Segway: how about something like a Segway bucket?  It would be a bucket (deep, so it can carry a lot of things) that self-balances (it would be great if it could also climb stairs) and it follows you around. 

  • My email is stevemcmahon40@gmail.com

     

    Please write me regarding this luggage. I'm so excited to see that you've made something which is almost exactly what I conceptualized - luggage that follows you around. I'm a retired disabled guy with 8 bad discs and frequent migraine headaches, so I never planned to do much with my idea, but I thought it was such a good one I emailed Steve Wozniak and Apple Computer both about it, suggesting that it could become a huge seller for them if done right.

     

    My idea was to use iPad thickness batteries throughout and have an electrical outlet with USB for charging one's tablet or phone etc while traveling. Mine also had a flip out seat for a traveler to sit and I suggested that a solar panel would make an excellent green accessory for charging when the trip is over. 

     

    I have read about you making some cool things before, and I know you're very good at that sort of thing. If there is any way you might consider creating one of these for me to see my idea come to life, I'd be forever grateful. I'm on social security and a pension, which really sucks at my age, but if you are willing, please tell me what the approximate charge would be for such an undertaking...I can't believe you created this it's so cool to see something so similar to what I thought of actually made.

     

    It's quite late now but I had to hopefully leave a message that you might see mr heck. Please respond either way and thank you for making this regardless of whether you can make me one or sell me this one.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Steve mcmahon

  • The transistor might have worked better had I not put it upside down like that :-/  My bad, PNP Fail.