Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #02045
To: beam beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Richard Piotter richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 18:35:11 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Microcore memory for 100Farad caps.
Who says the bot can't walk in the day? It could walk and charge using a
"feeding" behavior during the day, and then "explore" at night, till it
get's "tired".
Sound's interesting. How would they compare to NiCds? Something like a
cordless phone battery?
> Dennison wrote:
>
> I've been in negotiations will the manufacturer of 50f and 100f
> capacitors. Things are going ok, although it seems as thought they are
> slighty weireded out by me being 18. Se va'. Micheal Dell was a
> millionare by 30. I'll do what I want. Anyway, I'm working on selling
> these babies to YOU the BEAMer.
> Think of this, a Walker that charges ALL DAY, and then can walk ALL
> NIGHT. Cool huh? Well this rasises a unique probelm. The only purpose
> for the robots locomotion is to obey one of the 'laws' of Mark T.
> Thats is to find better food supply. In this case a light pool. But
> how is a bot to find the light pool if it only walks at Night? Sounds
> like something that could be solved with a memory, if the bot could
> 'remeber' where the brightest light source was, then he could walk to
> it durring the night. Getting closer and closer each night. It can be
> done I think, probably with some large cap Nu's.
>
> Dennison
>
> PS if anyones interested in the CAPACITORS give me a buzz so I know
> people want some.
>
--
Richard Piotter
richfile@rconnect.com
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