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container (a former milk container) and passes it via a tube
(fish tank air tubing) to an outlet on the underside of the
robot’s wrist below the control button. This way the person
getting the drink can control the amount dispensed.
Questor’s head consists of a 12-volt automobile dome light
and a cube shaped cover made of opaque ceiling light panels.
The head’s cover is the most delicate part of Questor and
should be fabricated, fitted, and then removed until the

TABLE 5-1. Parts List

AMOUNT ITEM

1 Pushbutton SPST switch
1 12-volt dc pump
1 1-gallon milk container and cap
1 8-foot 2-inch PVC piping
4 2-inch-diameter PVC end-cap
2 2-inch-diameter PVC elbow
1 9 1/2- 9 1/2- 1/8-inch sheet of hardboard
4 1-inch 1/4-inch-diameter nut, bolt, and
lockwasher set
1 1- 2-foot section of sheet metal
6 1/4-inch-diameter washer
1 4-foot-length fish tank air tubing
2 Auto drink holder
1 Tube of silicone glue
1 1-slot fuse holder
1 12-volt auto dome light with switch
1 2- 4-foot sheet of ceiling light panel
6 1/8-inch 1/8-inch-diameter sheet-metal screw
# Miscellaneous wood screws
1 2-post barrier strip
# Rolls of 18-gauge wire, red and black
4 2- 2-inch corner brace
4 1-inch 1/8-inch-diamter bolt, nut, and
lockwasher set