Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03820
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Ian Bernstein ian@beam-online.com
Date: Thu, 27 May 99 18:59:17 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: PBS special- Poppers
>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.
Well if you want this kind of motion 3 seconds running, 1/2 second
charging for any robot your going to have to use some very good motors
weather it's BEAM or microprocessor!
I would be cheaper to go out and buy 2 surplus escaps than 1 basic stamp
II and you still need motors. Just that part would cause the computer
contolled bot to be twice as expensive.
A simple alternative is just to use cheaper motors but then you don't get
nearly as much motion per charge time.
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