Comments on: The Adventures of BeetleCam

By: Oli

Oli — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:46:15 +0000

That’s an awesome idea. Are you taking orders for BeetleCams then? I want one!

By: T. Dar

T. Dar — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:52:48 +0000

Awesome work and great pictures. Best of luck with mk2!

By: Göran Sundvall

Göran Sundvall — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:51:06 +0000

Nice! Be careful with the equipement. My neighbors robotic mover was smashed by an elk. I´ve also heard about a beaver who drawned a robotic mower. It´s pretty wild up here in Sweden, to…

By: tom tompson

tom tompson — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:40:43 +0000

What lens did you guys use?

By: Jack Basson

Jack Basson — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:12:16 +0000

The difference here as I see it is the blue sky background, that always makes an object stand out much better. Digital cameras especially struggle a bit with bushes as a full background.
Great work, I have seen similar projects but yours are amongst the top.

By: Venkatesh

Venkatesh — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:02:17 +0000

all ur efforts are being paid off

By: PAwan

PAwan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:08:57 +0000

Hi,
Neat work, I hope you guys had good adventure in Africa… Keep it up

By: James Schipper

James Schipper — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:51:56 +0000

Another option for passive defense on the unit would be to find something nasty tasting to coat the camo cover with. I’m not sure what would work well for cat’s to not want to lick, and it wouldn’t stop them from pawing at it (or an elephant stomp), but it wouldn’t need to zap them or spray anything. Lions tend to grab things in their mouths.

They used to have this nail polish-like stuff to keep kids from biting their fingernails that tasted horrible. If you could find something that was easy to apply and wouldn’t make a mess, it may help.

By: Susanne Agaiby

Susanne Agaiby — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:57:40 +0000

Amazing Work. I love your photos!!

By: pete krohn

pete krohn — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:31:36 +0000

plenty of inexpensive 12MEGPIXEL surplus cams available for ‘testing’ purposes. (Nikon coolpix, pentax optio, etc ) extremely lightweight too. req some hacking but fully disposable compared to these ‘precious cameras’ you seem to like to commit to their demise. plenty of ‘off the shelf’ remote xmit/rcvr options for control. robotware is a growing hobby, all kinds of help on the net for you!

im thinking ‘noise, lots of it, shrill, nasty and controllable’ when it come to defenses in wild animal arenas.

even a microphone and emitter to talk to the animals? soothe them, make them your friend, LOL

most wildlife park rules forbid any contact or ‘contamination’ with the animals, so noxious chemicals are taboo!