Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #01292
To: JVernonM@aol.com
From: Craig Maynard cybug@home.com
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 19:37:06 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: plants
I've built robot plants with solar-cell leaves. The whole plant turns
to follow the sun ( using a simple solar-engine derivative )and charges
an on-board battery. Then my CYBUG's come and consume the energy from
that battery to keep alive.
I guess that is kind of a BEAM plant. Is that what you had in mind?
Craig
http://members.home.net/cybug
JVernonM@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> The recent postings about plants got me thinking. What exactly is the criteria
> that constitutes building a BEAM plant? Does it have to be in a symbiotic
> relationship with another bot? Is it something that uses a D1 solar engine? Is
> it a symet dressed like a plant? I have made spinning bouquets, but I don't
> think of them as BEAM plants (maybe I should). I have plans for a bouquet that
> spins the blooms individually. Is that a BEAM plant then? What if the
> arrangement includes blinking fiber optic blossoms? If it just opens, or
> blinks, or spins, isn't it still just a symet. Are there any examples of other
> approaches besides the sketch mentioned? I hope this isn't an old question, if
> it is, responses off the list are welcome.
> Sincerely,
> Jim
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