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Robot type: Automatic Dog Walker AKA PuppyMatic
My robot is an automatic dog walker.
The automatic dog walker can be programmed for up to 20 dogs and will be initialized via one of four methods:
1. It can sense when the dog needs to go to the bathroom, via sound and activity sensors placed throughout the house. And based on which collar produced certain activities, will call only that dog to the collar latching system.
2. The owner can initialize via remote control, by pressing the “Call” button and the dog’s number to call the specific dog to the collar latching system.
3. The system can be placed on a timing system, determined by the owner, and will call each individually programmed dog at designated times. Timer can be turned on or off via the “T On” or “T Off” buttons.
4. The dog can initialize by walking up to the collar latching system.
For the first three methods, a whistle will sound to get the dogs attention, his collar will gently vibrate, and a potent smelling, very yummy, healthy snack will be offered to the dog via a little treat tray. The fourth method will not use the treat tray to avoid misuse by the dog just to get treats.
Upon initialization, the dog walks up to the collar latching system and gets his treat from the treat tray, if used. The collar latching system automatically detects the size of the dog (in case there’s more than one dog in the home) and latches on to the specially designed collar. If there is more than one dog in the house, the automatic sensors will block any extra dogs from entering through the gateway by detecting the additional collar(s) and creating a field, of sorts, where the dog will be incapable of passing, as long as he’s wearing his collar. Additionally, it will only allow the specified dog to enter the gateway for the snack.
Once the dog is collared, a specially designed doggy door will open, allowing the dog to pass through to the outside of the house. If the dog resists, the system will pull the dog gently through the door to show that he must go out. The doggy door will automatically close behind the dog. Once outside, the leashing system will allow the dog to roam freely, the length of the house. The leash itself, will be a twenty foot retractable leash, connected to the system that runs the length of the house. At any time, the owner can press the “Retrieve” button, either on the unit itself, or via remote control, that will automatically bring the dog back to the doggy door for reentry. Also, on a timed system, the dog will automatically be brought back for reentry so that the next dog may go out. If not brought back automatically, or by the owner, the system will detect when the dog comes back to the door and allow him to enter.
Once reentry is made, the collar latching system will automatically release the dog, who then can roam freely throughout the house.
Additionally, the dog collars are equipped with sensors to know when a dog has made a bowel movement, and the automatic pooper scooper will be deployed to retrieve the doggy poop, and package it a small baggy, which is then sealed. The sealed bags are then deposited into the lined “poopster can” that the owner can periodically empty to the trash by just lifting out the trash liner, tying, and removing, then replacing with a new liner.
Below are the keypad and remote designs:
VOTE FOR BABY Number 19!!
VOTE FOR BABY Number 19!!
VOTE FOR BABY Number 19!!
It's official. At least for the kids! The Scholastic Presidential Election Poll results are in: Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama won with 57 percent of the vote, to 39 percent for Republican nominee Senator John McCain.
The poll was open to kids from grades 1 to 12 in Scholastic News and Junior Scholastic magazines. Almost 250,000 (a quarter of a million) kids voted by paper ballot or online at www.scholastic.com/news. The poll closed on October 10.
Since 1940, the results of the student vote have mirrored the outcome of the general election all but twice: In 1948, kids voted for Thomas E. Dewey over Harry S. Truman. In 1960, more students voted for Richard M. Nixon than for John F. Kennedy. In 2000, a majority of student voters chose George W. Bush, mirroring the Electoral College result, but not the result of the popular vote.
Obama and McCain weren't the only vote getters. Four percent of the students voted for other people like comedian Stephen Colbert, and entertainers Miley Cyrus, and the Jonas Brothers. It was the highest percent of write-in votes in the history of the poll. Some even voted for themselves. Most of the write-in votes —11 percent of the 4 percent—were for Senator Hillary Clinton.
So why is a kid poll important? And does it mean anything come November 4? Kid Reporter Lya Ferreyra knows.
"Not only does [voting in the] poll give kids the experience they will need to vote in the future, but it allows them to have input on who should be the next President of the United States," she said. "It gives kids a voice, which is important, but we won't know the actual outcome until November 4. No one can predict that."
Ferreyra and this reporter both appeared on numerous news programs this week to announce the poll results.
Results from key swing states are as follows:
Be sure to follow Election Night results with the Kid Reporters on Scholastic News Online throughout the evening of November 4.
| Colorado: | McCain 61% | Obama 36% | Other 3% |
| Florida: | McCain 41% | Obama 55% | Other 4% |
| Indiana: | McCain 51% | Obama 47% | Other 2% |
| Iowa: | McCain 48% | Obama 49% | Other 3% |
| Michigan: | McCain 40% | Obama 57% | Other 3% |
| Missouri: | McCain 49% | Obama 47% | Other 4% |
| Ohio: | McCain 47% | Obama 51% | Other 2% |
| Pennsylvania: | McCain 46% | Obama 50% | Other 4% |
Who are the severely toxic people?
They are the ones who complain all the time. They are the ones who always blame you. They may always turn things around so things you felt they had done wrong are suddenly your fault. They overreact to bad events.
They drain your energy. It may be that they get you to spend a lot of time and emotional strength trying to cheer them up. They may bombard you with their negativity so that you have to spend energy trying to fend it off. Perhaps their constant pessimism infects you, or they always make you angry. They may be leeches who feed themselves by making you give them your positivity. This person can literally suck the life out of you.
Toxic People in Your Life
Do you know someone who always makes you feel depressed, angry or just plain tired? Think about this person. Is he or she a complainer, or someone who always expects things to go wrong, or someone who constantly finds fault with you? Does he or she always seem more cheerful after ranting to you? If any one or more of these is the case, you likely have a toxic person on your hands.
So your life is not perfect. You have a multitude of things going wrong. The dark cloud may have a very faint silver lining.
But you could still be happy. Happiness lives in you, for you and with you. There's always scope for happiness.
Happiness helps you heal, it helps infuse hope and does away with anxiety. Luxury? Ah no! Happiness is a necessity.
It's perfectly okay to be imperfect. It's okay to have had a bad day. It's okay not to climb the next rung on the ladder of success. Be happy anyway.
Why look for reasons to be happy? Do you look for reasons to exist? It's when you're not happy that you need to look for reasons. Good reasons to be the way you are.
Every moment that you spend in not being happy is a wasted moment in your life. Not a single of those moments will return. You can't relive any of them for better or worse.
Have you a lot of things to do before you can lie back and be happy? Happiness is the ultimate triumph in life. Life in it's blazing glory.
Happiness. Don't postpone it by a single minute no matter what's pending. This moment and every other that follows. It is the time to be happy.
Don't ever put happiness on hold. Just hold onto happiness.
