| Home Robots and the Environment
Robot Features About the Author
Invest In Or Donate to Farm Robot project |
| Parts and Expenses Budget Proposed Development Plan |
 Parts and Expenses |
| Parts
Needed: |
Quantity: |
Cost:
(Estimate of total at bottom) |
Qty.
Filled: |
| Computer
Systems for development and modeling. |
2-3 |
$1,500
ea. |
1  |
| Office
Furniture |
n/a |
$2,000 |
0 |
| Structural
Materials & Machining
Costs (Depends on size of prototype.) |
n/a |
$15,000
- $25,000 |
0 |
| GPS Marine Navigation Unit (All
weather) see http://www.deluoelectronics.com/customer/home.php?cat=1 |
2 |
$150 |
0 |
| PC
104 Style
Computers ( With Firewire capability OR USB 2.0 ) with at least a 500Mhz processor see http://www.diamondsystems.com |
3 |
$1200
ea. |
0 |
| FireWire Color CMOS
Cameras [Or USB] ?see http://www.mediacy.com/kits/evolutionlc.htm Evolution LC FireWireTM Camera Kit. $1,500 ? http://www.geneq.com/catalog/en/mfwc.html ?see http://www.isgchips.com/Templates/t_lw-3-s-1394.htm lw-3-s-1394 $1,700 |
2 |
$1,000
- $3,000 ea. |
0 |
| USB
2.0 Color CMOS
Cameras[Or FireWire] - High Quality ? see http://viewbits.com/cmos-usb-2-color-cameras.htm Color USB 1 Megapixel Camera apprx. $900 ?see http://optics.sumix.com/products/cameras CommandShot camera kits are apprx. $950 ? http://www.photonfocus.com/html/eng/products/prodList.php |
2 |
$1,000
- $2,000 ea. |
0 |
| USB 2.0 Color CMOS Cameras - Low Quality
for
navigation |
4? |
$150 |
|
| Pneumatic
Rams (Depends on size of prototype.) see http://www.peerlessengineering.com Large Medium Small |
2? 6 - 12? 2 - 6? |
$50
- $1,000 ea. |
0 |
| Hydraulic
Valves |
12 |
$250
ea. |
2 |
| Hoses
and
Connectors |
? |
$500 |
0 |
| Hydraulic
Pumps see http://www.catpumps.com |
2 |
$2,000 |
0 |
| Small
Rubber Tires (Depends on size of prototype.) see http://www.paskellawnmowers.com/tableofcontents.html |
6 |
$20 -
$50
ea. |
0 |
| Electronics
and Mechanical Development Equipment: Soldering [1] and de-soldering irons Oscilloscope (PC-based? ) see http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12601 Digital Meters [2] Various powered & hand tools |
n/a |
$5,000? |
3 |
| AutoCAD
or
Solid Works Software ? ? Autodesk Inventor Series 10 $5,195 ? AutoCAD 2006 $3,750 see http://www.autodesk.com ? SolidWorks Office Premium $?,??? see http://www.solidworks.com |
1 |
$3,000
- $5,750 |
0 |
| Electronics
Design Software Xilinx License see http://www.xilinx.com Synplicity (VHDL) License see http://www.synplicity.com |
1 |
$3,500 $3,500 |
0 |
| X10 Web Camera Security Package see http://www.x10.com/home2.html |
1 |
$300 - $500 |
0 |
| Xilinx
Electronics Development Kit (Beginners) see http://www.xilinx.com |
1 |
$150 |
1 |
| Patent
Application (for Legal Fees and Paper Work) Depends on lawyer and complexity of patent. The patent I'd like to file for is simple and self marketing as demand already exists. Other patents may arise during development of first prototype. |
2 |
$7,500
approx. $25,000 multiple countries ? |
0 |
| Total: $60,000 - $75,000 for Parts & Machining $7,500 - $32,500 for Patents |
