JIMMY WATSON'S PROJECT DIARY

 

The A to Z of Jimmy Watson's secret project to build a giant robotic dinobot ant - and to Father Christmas to make his dreams come true, and give Anthony life

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Jimmy Watson is not interested in building a very large robot, but is keen to see that other people have done just that.

 

 

DINOSAURS - Roamed the earth about 65,000,000 million years ago. They are synonymous with large objects, and many animatronic robots have been built for museums, events and other displays.

 

 

 

 

 

AI - Autonomous robotic artificial intelligence using off-the-shelf computer parts, for copilot friend and companion

Anime - The animated Japanese artform derived from Manga comics - top 10 picks

Ant Man and the Wasp movies 2015 & 2018 (Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly)

Anthony - The Dinobot in this story

Antarctic - South pole

Arctic - North pole

Arduino - micro computer

Army - British Ministry of Defence Corps dealing with land warfare, HQ based at Andover, Hampshire

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Autonomous computers - Thinking self aware evolving software with upgradeable hardware & operating system

BFI - London Film Festival 9 - 20 October 2024 in association with American Express

Big Hero 6 - Walt Disney animation

Blade Runner 1982 Sci-fi - Ridley Scott

Brighton - A seaside city on the south coast of England

Buckingham Palace - Official residence of King Charles and Queen Camilla

Budget British Movie - Casting, shooting, pre and post production and VFX animatronics using Sussex locations

Bullies

Castle - Hurstmonceux, Flemish brick built tower, moat and gatehouse, Roger de Fiennes and Lord Dacre 15th century

Chappie - 2015 Sci-Fi

Chatbots - Bard & Bing by Google and Microsoft

Christmas Films - Index of festive pictures

Church of England Primary School - Hurstmonceux village

Computers - Electronic microprocessors

Dinobots

Dinosaurs - Very large creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago

Downing Street, Number 10 - British Prime Minister's residence

DSTL - Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory - Porton Down, Porstmouth, Salisbury

Eastbourne - A coastal town in East Sussex with a nice pier

Electronics -

Elf - 2003 Christmas movie starring Will Ferell

Empire of the Ants - H. G. Wells, movie starring Joan Collins

Engineering - Making things, mostly out of metals

Eugenics Societies - Attempts at biological culling of humans deemed to be mentally or socially defective in London and N.Y.

Ex Machina - 2015 sci-fi AI humanoids

Father Christmas

Geeks - People who are into learning

Giant Robot Ant - Antics, Arduino, Armour, Black box, Electronics, Head, Gimbals, Jaws, Legs, Motors, Radio control, Raspberry Pi

                         Sentry mode, Software, Soldier animatronics, Sound proofing, Space rovers, Speed, Suspension, Tail

                         Walking mechanics, Wargaming, Weapons

Gladiator - 2000 movie, Russel Crowe

Hailsham - A market town in Sussex, Merry Olde England

Hard drives - Old fashioned spinning disc based computer memory storage devices

Hastings - A coastal town in East Sussex famous for the 1066 Battle, also with one of the largest beach fishing fleets in the world

Herstmonceux - A special village in Sussex, England

Ho, ho, ho - The signature laugh of Santa Claus

Horizon - Post Office scandal, mass convictions on trumped up charges leading to miscarriages of British justice

Hurstmonceux Castle - A brick built fortification with a moat and turrets

Intelligence - The ability of a biological organism or electronic machine, to understand their world and solve problems

Invisibility - Camouflage or light bending, such as to fool the eye and remain undetected, as with Chameleons

I,Robot - Isaac Asimov based film - 3 laws safe robotics

 

 

 

 

JULIA ROBERTS - Julia trying Jimmy Watson's Magic Dinobot for size. She decided that Anthony would benefit from a saddle if riding the giant insect for any distance.

 

 

 

 

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Jeep - Timothy Watson's Cherokee conversion to green hydrogen methanol fuels

Jesus Christ - Was born in a manger to the Virgin Mary and Joseph

Jimmy Watson - The robotics prodigy in this story

Jingle All The Way - 1996 Christmas film starring Arnold Schwazenegger

Jingle Bells - A classic Christmas song

Kings Charles III - The Head of State in the United Kingdom

Life - What is a living thing?

Magic - The world of illusion, tricks, conjuring, spells & potions

Manga - Japanese comics and pop art culture - top ten

Marion Watson - Retired teacher & fine artist

Naughty Lists - Badly behaved children get no presents or wishes

Newhaven - A port on the south coast of England, where ferries sail to France across the English Channel

Nice Lists - Well behaved children get present and dreams come true

North Pole - The Arctic, where Santa Claus has his workshops

Observatory - Telescopes, Greenwich Meridian, GMT at Hurstmonceux

Ordinary - Something that is not unusual, hence is commonplace

Pevensey Levels - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) RAMSAR site

Programming - Code that is used to make computers do things

Queen Camilla - Consort (companion) to King Charles III

Quotient

Raspberry Pi - Micro computer

Real Steel - 2011 sci-fi boxing robots

Robotics - A to Z

Santa Claus - A fictional character based on Saint Nicholas

Satellites - DGPS, Differential Global Positioning Systems for navigating on land sea and air, on planet earth

Seaford - A town along the south coast of England

Sectasaur - A giant extinct Antarctic insect & the supporting evolutionary theory

Scooby Doo - The Legend of the Phantosaur 2011 animated movie

SIM cards - Subscriber Identity Modules & PIN Personal Identification Numbers

Smart phones - Mobile telecommunications devices with computer apps & cameras

Solid State Hard Drives - Modern computer memory storage, without moving parts

South pole - The Antarctic

STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths - tackling the skills shortages

Sussex - A geographical area of England

The Terminator 1984 -

Them - Warner Bros movie 1954

Timothy Watson - British Army general MI6, secret service, stationed in Germany

Transport - A way to move objects from one location to another

Ultra Violet -

Visibility - To be able to see objects using reflected light, infra red or other detectable sources

Volkswagen - Custom Arches, Bodywork, Brakes, Engines, Kombi Wagon T2, Spray Painting, Tinware, Vinyl Wrapping

Wealden District Council - Councillors, Green Party, Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK

Welding - Joining metals using heat from burning gas, or electric arc (plasma flame) technology

Wishes - Something a person hopes might happen, even prays for

Xmas - Index of Christmas movies

X-rays - A kind of radiation that reveals details of solid objects, typically bones in humans

Ying Yang -

Zero Carbon - Net Zero

 

 

 

 

 

JIMMY WATSON - His mother, Marion, teases her son about his dreams to build a large robot ant with a drawing of her son riding on the ant's back. Then it comes true.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

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Some of Jimmy Watson's friends, with the Magic Dinobot

 

 

 

 

            

 

THE MAGIC DINOBOT - From Jameson Hunter, an original TV series idea, germinated in 2016. Jimmy dreams of building a giant robot ant as a special project, then one day his dreams come true when the robot he has built is transformed into a living, breathing, companion. NOTE: This story is Copyright © Jameson Hunter Ltd, March 30 2016. All rights reserved. You will need permission from the author to reproduce the book cover on the right or any part of the story published on this page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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