GPS seems like overkill for this application. You could probably just strap a smog detector to the front of the robot and point it west from Nevada. That, or strap it to some sort of animal that's trained to find it's way back to LA.
I think the power supply would be continuous, barring any brownouts or other power interruptions. It would be pretty inefficient if they had to wait for more manure every time they wanted more power.
As for why the light bulbs, that's probably since for most people, it's easier to picture 1000 100-watt light bulbs than actually figure out what 100kW is useful for.
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GPS seems like overkill for this application. You could probably just strap a smog detector to the front of the robot and point it west from Nevada. That, or strap it to some sort of animal that's trained to find it's way back to LA.
I think the power supply would be continuous, barring any brownouts or other power interruptions. It would be pretty inefficient if they had to wait for more manure every time they wanted more power. As for why the light bulbs, that's probably since for most people, it's easier to picture 1000 100-watt light bulbs than actually figure out what 100kW is useful for.