The robot uses a whopping 32 IR sensors to follow a black line across a concrete workshop floor, adjusting its path using a steering motor salvaged from a power wheelchair.

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Outdoors, Lynn wants follower robots with heavy-duty tires to operate on farms and other semi-structured industrial environments.

As a line following robot, the performance is pretty crummy. However, as a robot programmed by an AI, it does pretty okay.