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Post by ianali on May 9, 2019 8:46:07 GMT
I'm thrilled to announce that Robert the Robot has arrived, complete with instruction manual written in classical Chinglish, and is quietly charging up in the corner. Happily, even after a couple of hours on charge my boat has not been consumed by a mighty conflagration. I'll liberate it from the charger tomorrow and let it have a run around, and report back on its vacuuming abilities. I'm sure it won't be as good as a woman, but then it probably won't moan as much either. Waddayamean probably??
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 9, 2019 9:38:23 GMT
Here's my review of the multi-function Robert. Firstly here is Robert's instruction manual. The English doesn't get any better on the inside. I've never understood why Chinese manufacturers will spend tens of thousands developing a product, yet not give some English person £50 to check their instruction leaflet for grammar, spelling etc. But anyway, with it fully charged I set it off and it bimbled around the boat in a desultory and dilatory fashion. Whenever it bumps into something it pirouettes and moves off, sometimes in a different direction, and sometimes it just has a second attempt at pushing at the obstruction. It sort of managed to cover most of the floor area though, the only problem it had was that it was unable to comprehend the tapered area in the cabin above the swim, and tended to get stuck there and need manual intervention. I wasn't expecting it to do a great deal, firstly because I vacuumed the boat three times with a proper vacuum cleaner when I had a mains hook-up in Liverpool, and secondly because I imagined it would be a bit pants anyway, but I was surprised at how much debris there was in the dust container after just 30 minutes of running about. It remains to be seen how long it lasts, but so far it seems like a good little purchase for the boat.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 17:08:25 GMT
I take it you seasoned to taste before eating ... or was the pepper pot an uninvolved bystander?
Now if you had a red one too you could have races.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 17:17:44 GMT
. I've never understood why Chinese manufacturers will spend tens of thousands developing a product, yet not give some English person £50 to check their instruction leaflet for grammar, spelling etc. Maybe because people have a giggle and show it to others who buy the product. Where did the yellow lamp come from?
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 9, 2019 17:36:21 GMT
. I've never understood why Chinese manufacturers will spend tens of thousands developing a product, yet not give some English person £50 to check their instruction leaflet for grammar, spelling etc. Maybe because people have a giggle and show it to others who buy the product. Where did the yellow lamp come from? Actually, you could be right, it's all done for comedic effect and actually results in increased product sales. Damned inscrutable, these Chinks. I bought the paraffin lamp on ebay three or four years ago. I think it was about £15, but it was pretty scabby when I bought it. I took it apart, cleaned it up, rubbed it down and then painted it in the original colours when I was moored up one day. Most of these lamps were red, the yellow ones were used on railways.
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Post by rockdodger on May 9, 2019 17:43:32 GMT
A future upgrade for Robert the robot? Note - not for the faint harted or easliy offended
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 17:46:07 GMT
I pulled one the same as that out of the cut a while ago when out in canoe. Water was clear. It was very very rusty but exactly the same item. I left it hooked onto one of the eco nesting things they have installed. It's probably still there will have a look.
That was close to the DLR line which I believe is a re-use of an old railway so I guess it came from there. For some reason I previously thought the yellow ones were road vehicle gear.
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 9, 2019 17:56:36 GMT
For some reason I previously thought the yellow ones were road vehicle gear. No, road lamps were the same, but red.
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 9, 2019 19:07:52 GMT
I pulled one the same as that out of the cut a while ago when out in canoe. Water was clear. It was very very rusty but exactly the same item. I left it hooked onto one of the eco nesting things they have installed. It's probably still there will have a look. You should do, they are a very easy restoration, no matter how rusty. Just pop the lenses out and then spend half an hour with a wire brush and some wet and dry paper, slap some Kurust on and then paint it the next day. I used paint I had left over from repainting my coachlines but you can use anything really. I've even seen them done as "canalware". If it is missing the paraffin burner you could just put a flickering "candle effect" battery-operated LED light in it.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2019 19:26:49 GMT
Here's my review of the multi-function Robert. Firstly here is Robert's instruction manual. The English doesn't get any better on the inside. I've never understood why Chinese manufacturers will spend tens of thousands developing a product, yet not give some English person £50 to check their instruction leaflet for grammar, spelling etc. But anyway, with it fully charged I set it off and it bimbled around the boat in a desultory and dilatory fashion. Whenever it bumps into something it pirouettes and moves off, sometimes in a different direction, and sometimes it just has a second attempt at pushing at the obstruction. It sort of managed to cover most of the floor area though, the only problem it had was that it was unable to comprehend the tapered area in the cabin above the swim, and tended to get stuck there and need manual intervention. I wasn't expecting it to do a great deal, firstly because I vacuumed the boat three times with a proper vacuum cleaner when I had a mains hook-up in Liverpool, and secondly because I imagined it would be a bit pants anyway, but I was surprised at how much debris there was in the dust container after just 30 minutes of running about. It remains to be seen how long it lasts, but so far it seems like a good little purchase for the boat. Why didn’t you just buy the ‘shaven’ version of Shania rather than go through all that faff?
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 10, 2019 15:14:48 GMT
Well, Robert has had a busy day or two. I think I've run him around the boat three or four times now. He only travels in one general direction, from the bow to the stern, the bow sits higher than the stern so there is a downward slope to the floor and Robert seems to follow the general rules of gravity. It takes him 10-15 minutes to reach the end of the back cabin, whereupon I rescue him and start him off again by the bow doors. He will normally do three or four passes on one charge. I've emptied the dust receptacle again, and again I'm amazed at just how much was in it.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 15:18:41 GMT
I hate carpets
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 15:21:09 GMT
I pulled one the same as that out of the cut a while ago when out in canoe. Water was clear. It was very very rusty but exactly the same item. I left it hooked onto one of the eco nesting things they have installed. It's probably still there will have a look. You should do, they are a very easy restoration, no matter how rusty. Just pop the lenses out and then spend half an hour with a wire brush and some wet and dry paper, slap some Kurust on and then paint it the next day. I used paint I had left over from repainting my coachlines but you can use anything really. I've even seen them done as "canalware". If it is missing the paraffin burner you could just put a flickering "candle effect" battery-operated LED light in it. I'll pop out in canoe later and see if it is where I left it. I prefer unrestored myself but it was very very rusty. Very. Falling apart. Worth grabbing it and having a look anyway. I'll put up a picture if I do get it
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Post by Jim on May 10, 2019 16:04:56 GMT
Well, Robert has had a busy day or two. I think I've run him around the boat three or four times now. He only travels in one general direction, from the bow to the stern, the bow sits higher than the stern so there is a downward slope to the floor and Robert seems to follow the general rules of gravity. It takes him 10-15 minutes to reach the end of the back cabin, whereupon I rescue him and start him off again by the bow doors. He will normally do three or four passes on one charge. I've emptied the dust receptacle again, and again I'm amazed at just how much was in it. the moral is: Don't leave your Mole grips laying about.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 16:22:07 GMT
Those are as much MOLE grips as Robert is a hoover Wrong shaped jaws. They are a generic copy of a well designed tool.
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