Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03808
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: JVernonM@aol.com
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 20:11:12 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: PBS special- Poppers
In a message dated 5/27/99 5:38:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ian@beam-online.com writes:
> Hahahaha, if your complaining about $300 for a walker I can't imagine
> what you'd say if they came out with a kit for these, just the motors
> would cost around $300, get your other parts in there, add markup and
> your at like $800-$1000 =)
>
That's a good point. Gotta be a way around that. It throws me back to an old
thought about the economic feasibility of BEAM tech as an alternative to
conventional robotics as a cheaper method. Maybe a little less viable if the
brain is loads cheaper, but the body requires expensive motors in order to
function. But, this could be attributed to escaps and the like being a
specialized product in low production. Interesting thought puzzle though.
Jim
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