| 1) | Self sustaining (approx. 3 hr. battery life) |
| 2) | Powered: solar and battery, (maybe add alternator, alternator should be able to disconnect when running on solar power) |
| 3) | 12 volts batteries for drive-train. Less for electronic. |
| 4) | Control interface; remote: digital protocol, can connect to computer |
| 5) | Docking station for power charge |
| 6) | Initially: rolling displacement, in the long-term: flying outdoors (rolling displacement indoors and outdoors, and then move on to flight) |
| 7) | Various wheel sizes, depending on indoors or out. |
| 8) | Initially size would be about the size of a small table.(future refinements on size) |
| 9) | Sensing the environment: proximity sensors, laser ranger, radar, infra red, touch, visual. Leading to machine vision. |
| 10) | Future addition on senses, visual detection. |
| 11) | User interface: robot should be able to draw a picture of what it is mapping, say where it is located in its environs., be able to go to a place given by the user. Be able to determine the best way of going to know location. Recognize inputs such as "go to Dale's lab". User over-ride in case of problems, such in a situation where it is confused. |
| 12) | In unknown environment the robot should be able to accept input by the user i.e. vector and go to that location. If obstacle in way, reroute around obstacle. Be able to see ahead a see moving objects, i.e. people and reroute on the "fly". |
| 13) | If problems arise the robot should ask for help. |
| 14) | possible building material, Lego for frame, during initial testing |
