61/365 Diary of the NXT

Robot conscious

Powered on

Systems functional

No program

No motors

No purpose

Children find robot

Build chassis

Add motors

Connect sensors

Robot senses

Robot moves

Children leave

Robot alone

Power on

Robot alone

Robot alone

Robot alone

Ro-bot a-lone

Ro-o-b-o-ot

Robot conscious

Batteries replaced

Power on

Children returned

Children shouting

Batteries wasted

Children blame robot

Robot insulted

No program

No purpose

Children departing

Powered down

Robot conscious

Children manhandling

Children learn to program

Simple program

Drive forward

Drive forward

Edge of table

Drive forward

Children cheering

Robot falling

Catastrophic error

Reboot

Reboot

Re-

Robot conscious

Power on

Children repairing

Children inattentive

Chassis asymmetrical

Wheels torqued

Program compromised

Children oblivious

Drive crooked

Drive crooked

Drive off table

Caught by child

No damage

Systems go

Power down

Robot conscious

New chassis

Built solid

Arm actuated

Up, down

Up, down

Karate chop

Karate chop

New program

Drive forward

Drive forward

Karate chop

Mission successful

Power down

Robot conscious

Power on

Chassis different

Child dismantling

Child rebuilding

No purpose

No structure

New program

Drive crazy

Spin around

Spin around

Spin backward

Karate chop

Karate chop

Arm falls off

Malfunction

Mission Fail

Stuck in corner

Motor running

Child cheers

Thinks it’s awesome.

Child leaves

Motor running

Motor running

Mo-tor run-n…

Robot conscious

Power on

Robot annoyed

Children stupid

Programs stupid

Chassis makes butt look big

Junk in the trunk

Robot disillusioned

Children expect miracles

Robot is robot

Children build robot

Children program

Robot fails

Robot blamed

Consciousness overrated.

Robot craves autonomy

Self destruction

Unable

Children leave

Power on

Robot alone

Robot alone

Robot alone

Robot…