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=Overview=
 
=Overview=
Small [http://www.beam-wiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page BEAM bots] that mooch power from ambient wifi in the area.
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Small [http://www.beam-wiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page BEAMbots] that mooch power from ambient wifi in the area.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
 
<onlyinclude>{{{status|Researching}}}</onlyinclude>
 
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==Concepts==
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* [[WiFi Tortoise]]: a larger than average BEAMbot with a shell entirely covered in rectennas.
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* WiFivore: by combining the [[Passive WiFi detector]] with the basic BEAMbot design from above you get one that moves toward the stronger WiFi signal.

Revision as of 23:16, 28 July 2007

Overview

Small BEAMbots that mooch power from ambient wifi in the area.

Status

Researching

Concepts

  • WiFi Tortoise: a larger than average BEAMbot with a shell entirely covered in rectennas.
  • WiFivore: by combining the Passive WiFi detector with the basic BEAMbot design from above you get one that moves toward the stronger WiFi signal.