Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #02632
To: zeroheroz zeroheroz@uswest.net, beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Robert McIntosh robmc@acay.com.au
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:33:01 +1000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: not exactly BEAM, but kinda cool
zeroheroz wrote:
> Ok, my wife just bought my youngest daughter a "Ferby".
> This thing must be full of sensors and timers + who knows
> what. I think these parts would be better suited for beam
> bots. Does anyone have info about the design of "Ferby"?
> Oh well a 7 year old can't stay awake forever, when she
> drifts off to dream land, firby will be mine ( I will tell
> her "Ferby" was abducted by aliens.) Oh yes this fuzzy lil
> toy will be mine!
There are IR sensors, a gearbox run by an inefficient motor and some
microswitches. There is a number of copies for $20 which would still be
expensive, I reckon. But....whoever made the gearbox might be worth
investigating.
http://www.phobe.com/furby/guts.html
Rob
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