Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #00930



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From: "Jarrell Clark" Jclark76@bellsouth.net
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 11:59:50 -0000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: co-op Bots




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-beam@corp.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@corp.sgi.com]On Behalf
> Of Zulu 35
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 1:41 PM
> To: beam@corp.sgi.com
> Subject: co-op Bots
>
>
> hello there.. i read somewhere before that it is possible to get 2 bots to
> join together via a strong magnet and get this new joined bot to perform
> stuff as a single unit. now how is that done? i was thinking that
> maybe the
> front bot would have a small device that would short the sensor inputs of
> boths together when "merged" this way, both sensor inputs will be the same
> and perhaps, thwy would work together as a single unit? any comments on
> this method? or are there any other methods that are more efficient?

Mark T. did that with some turbots. I forget the name, but there was a rare
earth magnet on one end. They would flail about until they made contact, go
around untill it got boring split and find another magnet.


> secondly, why isnt there any tracked Bots around? and how do u make a
> tracked photovore anyway? is there any special steps to take note so that
> teh bot will still turn and avoid obstacles?

Ian did one If I'm not mistaken. look on http://www.beam-online.com

I sure if it's not his, he has a link to it.


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