| Main page for Farm Robots 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 www.deluoelectronics.com/customer/home.php?cat=1 |
2 |
$150 |
0 |
| PC
104 Style
Computers Ended up with 3 from ebay: Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd. ( With Firewire capability OR USB 2.0 ) with at least a 500Mhz processor Another possible source: Diamond Systems |
3 |
$1200
ea. Got them off e-bay for less |
3 |
| Hard Drives - best would be a
Solid State Device Ideally for their durability, faster access times and reduced power consumption. Fujitsu's 16GB SSD is priced at US$700 |
6 |
$700 US |
0 |
| FireWire Color CMOS
Cameras [Or USB] ?see www.mediacy.com/kits/evolutionlc.htm Evolution LC FireWireTM Camera Kit. $1,500 ? http://www.geneq.com/catalog/en/mfwc.html ?see 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 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 www.catpumps.com |
2 |
$2,000 |
0 |
| Small
Rubber Tires (Depends on size of prototype.) see 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 www.autodesk.com ? SolidWorks Office Premium $?,??? see www.solidworks.com |
1 |
$3,000
- $5,750 |
0 |
| Electronics
Design Software Xilinx License see www.xilinx.com Synplicity (VHDL) License see www.synplicity.com |
1 |
$3,500 $3,500 |
0 |
| X10 Web Camera Security Package see www.x10.com/home2.html |
1 |
$300 - $500 |
0 |
| Xilinx
Electronics Development Kit (Beginners) see 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 |