"Robot Operating System"(ROS) + swampdog's ideas/concepts

[swampdog]

Warning: If you don't want to possibly get depressed about real-life world problems, don't read any further. This is the disclaimer so you won't have your day ruined by sad things. To me, this is hopeful, but to others it might be very saddening

Bio-informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Mass Spectrometry, Electromagnetism, Biological Computing, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Physics, Bio-remediation, Pollution cleanup, & More

I'm all about that low-level device control.... lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Operating_System

http://www.ros.org/

http://www.willowgarage.com/pages/software/ros-platform

http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Introduction

here is my code skeleton for radiation cleaning - i know this is highly inaccurate coding, but the concept pertains regardless of what language. I am an amateur coder. I basically only understand the concept of computer science, and not even that well. I am learning, but it is a long way before I really know what I am doing. This idea is based on similar code I have learned with AMXx's Pawn and C++ usage. The skeleton I made is nowhere near accurate in representing those languages, but the theoretical concept of object-oriented programming remains.

I don't mind if someone "steals" my concept, because it needs to be done. So FEEL FREE! LOL I don't need a copyright, patent, or exclusive rights. Just say thank you for caring? LOL Tell me I am not the first person who ever thought about this so I don't have to think the world left it up to me to figure this out. If I am really the first person to comprehend such a thing, it is amazing. I doubt it though. I think about this every day when I am working on video game code, especially with bots. I wouldn't mind trying to make a Half-Life mod that involves radiation or other type of pollution clean-up. I don't know if such an idea is possible with the Half-Life game engine code as it is. That idea, too, is all my own original concept. I have wanted to do this for about a year now. I have wanted to work with robots to do this in real life since 2013. And everyone can remember where my information will first go public: right here on this very ModRiot.com website and in this very post. I have been studying video game programming as an excuse to learn about bigger and better things than video games. The same concept applies: Artificial intelligence, physics engines, and virtual reality/graphics rendering... Very very very very very interesting to me!!!!! Being able to properly control an environment with artificial intelligence has been my main goal in coding this whole time, and the Half-Life 1 engine has been a perfect place to begin. I would like to thank http://bots-united.com/ for their amazing database and references. Without them I would never have made it this far.

This really is all my own concept...others may have thought of this, but perhaps not so much...proprietary? I think not. Greedy I am not. Open-Source concept, because it is UNETHICAL to have private trade-secrets about this:

Code:

// begin code concept - "Radiation Cleanup" by swampdog
radiation_cleanup_function(robot)
{

if (find_pollution_in_sphere(robot)) == true
{

// GPS origin code for remote control and detection
new sphere_location[x,y,z]
find geolocation_x_axis(robot) = x
find geolocation_y_axis(robot) = y
find geolocation_z_axis(robot) = z

// storage of location for retrieval and re-use during processing
store_sphere_location();

// run an anaysis of the location for biological, chemical, and radiological information pertaining to elements of serious pollution damage
new analysis_type = "radiation"
new results[256]
run_analysis(anaylysis_type, sphere_location[x,y,z], results[255]);

// store the data of the location, the type of anal
store_data(sphere_location, results)

if (find_garbage_in_sphere== type:radiation)
{

// radiation detection and cleanup if detected - lol! I wouldn't want to be the one testing this... Why transmutation of radioactive elements would not be used I do not understand or comprehend.

// set variable to store radiation type for application specification
new i = radiation_strength

// run application for analyzing results of scan with radiation type, store data of radiation application analysis of specified type of radiation
run_application_for_anayzing_radiation(results[i])
store_data(radiation_type, amount_of_radiation, unique_data_variable[data])

// concept : run_application_for_transmutating_radiation_with_unique_data_results(unique_data_variable[data], sphere_location, );

if (radiation_type == carbon-14 && radiation_strength[i] > 0.00001)
{
transmutate_radiation(data, sphere_location[x,y,z])
}

}

else return

}

}
// end code concept by swampdog

Of course, the transmutation mechanism and "code"...if you know anything about transmutation and radiation...is not something easily accessible to just anyone. If you look into the study of transmutation of radiation, it is quite an esoteric study in that it was never really publicly discussed. A thorough understanding of nuclear physics is necessary to accomplish such a thing anywhere near safely. Also, a thorough understanding of Bio-informatics would be required, which is a whole different subject.
This is not something that just anyone would be able to test from home lol... The easiest thing I can think of trying to do is actually using things like Cigarettes that are loaded with radiation, and bad types of radiation...  Maybe even good types of radiation, like the radiation in Bananas.

This concept applies for many things other than just radiation. I would like to use machines to convert plastic waste back into diesel on a mass scale, or even figure out a way to "bio-remediate" the plastic back into the carbon cycle. Can you imagine a robot that swims in the ocean and cleans up all the damn garbage swirling around in the Pacific Ocean?

Another example could be lead in a water or soil supply. If there is lead, it is highly toxic and a neurotoxin. So, it is something that needs to be cleaned immediately, or else people will get sick and die or move on to another place to live that is less toxic. An example today is Flint, Michigan. There is the potential for robotics here to clean the lead pollution from the water and soil. The concept is not very hard, and it involves electromagnetism. Some would call it "alchemy". Doing it safely requires high levels of responsibility, and this technology should be available to everyone for the purpose of health safety. Getting lead out of water with filtration and other mechanical methods could be implemented on a large enough scale with robots to deal with tasks at hand as efficiently as possible (ESPECIALLY IN SITUATIONS THAT ARE TOO TOXIC FOR HUMANS TO GO WITHOUT BEING AFFLICTED!![the main purpose and highest priority of these robots is to save lives and preserve health of humans, not the opposite like "Terminator" robots. There will be no question about the artificial intelligence: there will be no "kill humans" function LOL]).

Yes, I really care this much, and decided to share all of this with you guys.

I also have more coding, mechatronics, and robotics concepts, and might post them later. This is mostly just to document my effort in this forum, because this gaming community is solely responsible for my continued interest in programming. If it was not for this gaming community, it is very likely that I would not be able to focus on such things regularly. I use video game servers as a reason to continue learning, because it is easy and already familiar. It keeps the information fresh in my mind so I don't lose it. It is easy to start forgetting, and I really don't want to forget some of this stuff lol

I really don't think I would be able to pursue this dream of mine without having the gaming community give me as much ambition as it has. I highly appreciate it and thank everyone who has discussed any type of coding with me at any time..

If anyone knows of a specific forum on the internet that discusses this type of subject, feel free to let me know lol thx

If it is necessary, we will make a separate forum for Science and Technology off-topic chat, and perhaps other subjects so we can keep information organized the best .

[Mr. Robot]

Don't robot internals degrade and malfunction when exposed to high levels of radiation?

[swampdog]

Very good question. Here is one answer for now. I can think of other things, but it is quite hard to explain all at once.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioresistance
http://academic.research.microsoft.com/P...81693.aspx
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile

There are "radio-resistant" microbes and elements that can be bio-engineered, or possibly turned into some radio-resistant alloy, that could reduce the rate of oxidation by neutralizing radioactive elements. Yes, normally the robots would cease working properly after being exposed to high levels of radiation. I forgot to include the information about how to make the robots radio-resistant. Bio-engineering really isn't my favorite idea, but it is a potential solution to this. I don't think there is any better purpose for genetic modification or engineering. It is just about the most positive thing to working with bio-technology that I can think of. Bio-technology has potential to be used for good, although the ethics of such a subject are quite questionable and for a separate discussion..

With radioactive decay, there are ways to "speed up" the radioactive half-life as well. There is a way to make the robot itself emanate frequencies on the electromagnetic spectrum to speed up the rate of decay. It would basically just buy more time. And with enough time, a lot can be accomplished. The idea is that it would be a constant, on-going thing. And, the idea of having robots designed just to repair the ones that are being damaged as well, so that the longevity of the working robot is extended as far as possible.

These are all just concepts, but I am sure there is an application for the concepts if carefully thought out. It is quite a dangerous ordeal working with radioactivity in any form, so it is an area where it is very desirable to utilize technology and reduce risk of damage to health for humans.

http://www.studymode.com/essays/Radiores...88032.html - not a free site, but there is discussion here about exactly what I am referring to
(Radioresistant and Dessication Resistant Organisms: Their Habitat, Mechanism of Adaptations and Biotechnological Application) ("DNA REPAIR")
I studied this in my free time back in 2013, and I have been fascinated ever since.

There are also other methods of dealing with radioactive elements that involve using certain plants or filtering techniques. I will need to explain that later I guess.