Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00217
To: "Evan Dudzik" evandude@yahoo.com, beam@corp.sgi.com
From: George Rix rix.g@bmts.com
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 99 21:48:38 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: New "walker" bot idea...
>OK...
>
> Picture a shoebox, with arms like turbot at the very front,
>protruding from the sides. only not at angles, parallel to the box. when
>the arms swing around, it will lift up the front end of the box and drag
>the whole thing forward, setting it down, and the arms come around again.
>Can anyone understand my explanation???
Yeah, I got it.
>How about with 4 legs, 2 on the front, 2 on the back, so it lifts the
>whole thing instead of dragging the back? and to turn, move either one
>side at a time for slow turning, or both sides in opposite directions for
>a faster turn. Kool??? Well???
>also check out Mark Tilden's WALKMAN!
Neat! Very cool. I like the picture too.
Signing off,
Rob Rix
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