kuberlog / chiron

A robot companion for my dog

Chiron

A robotic companion for my poodle Zeus.

What?!

• A 4 legged, big brained, centaur robot
• Wireless robot controler (hacked Game Boy Advanced)
• Cluster computer brain:
  • 5 x RPi-V4
  • 4 x RPiZero-V1.1
  • 3 x Arduino MEGA 256
  • and a few more disparate chips

Problem

I have a lot of projects I want to work on intensely. However, when I work on my projects for long periods of time, my poodle gets bored and sleeps at my feet. I didn't adopt a poodle for it to be a bored floor potato. I adopted it so it would be a lively, intelligent, active, and propserous life form, maybe even having lively pups of his own. I need a robot that will play with and teach/train my dog while I do hard work on my other projects.

Inspiration for Chiron the Robot

"Chiron", in Greek Mythology, is the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs". According to legend, Chiron is the half-sibling of Zeus, being the offspring of Cronus (Zeus' father) and the water-nymph Philyra.

Chiron, being a half man, half beast with his youth-nurturing nature, is the perfect name for a robot that will be used to help me raise a young poodle well.