| Following the tragic accident in Santa | | | | point and the light would then be on the end |
| Monica, CA during a blocked off street fair | | | | near the corner of the upright and now-cross |
| in the downtown area this issue resurfaced. A | | | | member. In the event the light pole is near a |
| concept had been discussed where street poles | | | | manhole cover or near an area in which a |
| would shape shift and change like many of | | | | utility company might park a man-lift truck |
| those miniature plastic robot toys. Much has | | | | the light pole would come down and form a |
| thought has gone into these toys and the | | | | barrier box around that area. Many utility |
| video games and cartoons they were modeled | | | | workers are killed each year when their boom |
| after. Such brainpower should not be wasted | | | | trucks are hit and tipped or while working in |
| and today we see many research institutes are | | | | manholes on ground infrastructure. All this |
| working on shape shifting technologies as new | | | | can be eliminated completely.It is our |
| materials emerge. They are applying these | | | | contention that during road construction, |
| studies in the fields of Manufactured Memory | | | | repairs, accident first response, |
| of Materials, Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), Shape | | | | emergencies, civic events; we can provide |
| Shifting Technologies, Non-Holonomic | | | | additional safety and security with little |
| manipulation, Self Reconfiguration Robotics, | | | | additional expense. Cities have streetlights |
| Tactile Sensors and Haptics to solve many of | | | | and since the cost to put in street lights is |
| problems which plague mankind and providing | | | | already a given, these cities can upgrade to |
| safety and security solutions to our | | | | shape shifting designs to solve other issues. |
| populations. We can prevent future problems | | | | In addition our studies show that the |
| like the runaway car and street deaths in | | | | additional costs associated with boom trucks |
| Santa Monica. Nine people were killed and 50 | | | | to change out light bulbs and minor street |
| were injured. activate and barricade streets | | | | light repairs can also be reduced and thus |
| of travel of International Terrorists or | | | | the initial capital outlay for the slightly |
| high-speed chases. These features can protect | | | | higher costs will make up for themselves over |
| patrons of large civic events and parades. | | | | the first four to five years of their useful |
| These barriers can be used in sobriety | | | | life.We have drawings, concepts and designs |
| check-points and a multitude of other | | | | and are willing to share these with those |
| important endeavors from Utility repair crew | | | | entrusted to city governments, national |
| safety to Earthquake debris | | | | security, highway safety, foreign |
| avoidance.Streetlights would drop down like a | | | | construction re-building, economic |
| railroad crossing across a portion of the | | | | development, modernizing architecture, |
| road. The outward branch containing the light | | | | utility infrastructure, corporate asset and |
| would fold in half and the light lens would | | | | facility security or US Embassy Upgrades and |
| switch from bright white to yellow and flash | | | | Fortification.Lance Winslow - Online Think |
| as a warning. The folded branch holding the | | | | Tank forum board. |
| light would rest on the road at the fold | | | | |