Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00399
To: beam beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Richard Piotter richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:33:53 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: question
Is a CPU based 5 motor walker going to be much less expensive than a BEAM 5
motor walker? I highly doubt it. 4 under 1 dollar chips, 14 10 cent capacitors,
14 1 cent resistors, and the same sensors your CPU based bot would use. There
are other things, but you get the idea. Same mechanics, cheaper controller. If
you use a tiny, cheaper CPU with fewer features, you can bias the robot to do
things, without the CPU needing too many features. I may try this on the 5 motor
walker, which is already going to have a plug for a modular controller (so I can
build diferent things and just plug them in to try them).
--
Richard Piotter
richfile@rconnect.com
The Richfiles Robotics & TI web page:
http://members.xoom.com/richfiles
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