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Instead of a laser, I wonder if it would make sense to use positioned lenses and have the robot focus the sun's rays on each weed to burn it out. Though that pr
by Minor49er 6y ago
Instead of a laser, I wonder if it would make sense to use positioned lenses and have the robot focus the sun's rays on each weed to burn it out. Though that probably would cause fires and would only be usable during certain hours of the day.
- erikpukinskis 6y agoWhy would the fire danger be different than the laser?
- Minor49er 6y agoI could easily be wrong on this, but my understanding is that a laser is highly focused to one spot. A lens would have a wider spread and would also heat up the area surrounding the target to the point that it could ignite.
- ninju 6y ago> would only be usable during certain hours of the day Limiting usage to when the light will be strong enough to be focused would seriously limit the hours of usage Maybe adding solar panels to harness solar energy to offset ICE emissions would be a consideration
- Minor49er 6y agoThat woukd be a good idea, though wouldn't that notably increase the cost of the unit as well?