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427 Mon, 15 Feb 1999 08:43:57 -0700 [alt-beam] Is a CYBUG BEAM? BEAM Craig Maynard De-Lurking mode ON.
My CYBUG is BEAM in philosophy ( in my interpretation of BEAM ), but is
not in any way associated with the BEAM trademark. It's only intended
as an exploration into higher-energy robotic lifeforms which need to
aquire energy through a robotic food-chain rather than directly from
sunlight. They have emergent behaviour, no CPU, and are patterned
after life in some respects but...
Real genuine BEAM devices (generally explored on this list) are
patterned after Mark T. technology (or a modification there-of) such as
the micro-core, SE, or photo-popper-like electronics.
So, in my opinion, CYBUG's are not BEAM, they are BEAM-like, but not
BEAM. I am pleased that you appreciate the CYBUG, though, and continue
to experiment with balancing a robotic food chain. ( It's trickier than
you think! One over-zealous predator and the whole chain could
collapse! )
Let's all get back to the real reason for this forum: Building BOTS!
Craig Maynard
CYBUG inventor
TurtleTek@aol.com wrote:
>
> Greetings List,
>
> After reading the "question" thread (which I find very interesting, more on
> that later), I've noticed many mentions of the "cybug". Most of these
> mentions have been comparing the cybug to the photovore. Sort of "conventional
> robots vs BEAM". Well, as I see it, isn't the cybug BEAM? The meaning of
> BEAM is so very vague and I don't think it's much of a stretch to include the
> cybug under BEAM. Why not?
> It's not solar powered? So what, most walkers aren't.
> "But walkers have nv nets", you say. Big deal.
> "Cybugs aren't self-sufficiant". Neither are walkers, they need their cell
> charged every now and then.
>
> Cybugs don't use programming or a CPU. They can "feed" themselves. So, unless
> the requirements for being BEAM are as follows:
> Must be solar powered, if not then must use nv net.
> Then we can just go ahead and slap a BEAM lable on the cybug too, no? Any
> thoughts on this are welcome.
>
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