Comment Re:Robot suicide (Score 1) 476
I hope there's some truth to this story.
Tell that to OPEC.
Just use an uninterrupted power supply system. It can be built to draw current only when the batteries are low, and that can be programmed in, so that the actual draw of electricity is orthogonal to the use of the electricity. Think kind of like a Prius.
This sounds like an energy-efficient design. Some else suggested a capacitor--that wouldn't be so bad, I suppose.
Remember, UNIX spelled backwards is XINU. -- Mt.