Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #05075



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Steven Bolt sbolt@xs4all.nl
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 21:05:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Something funny with the 1382 voltage triggers?


On Wed, 7 Jul 1999 JVernonM@aol.com wrote:

> > But freeforming is limited to very low component counts - I
> > hope. Note that a PCB layout also provides a chip layout.

> Agreed. Freeforming has it's limits. I'm not knocking PCBs. As a
> matter of fact, I have been playing with PCBs as a method of
> incorporating more artistic design elements into my bots. PCBs
> have the potential to become much more than just traces and
> holes. The traces themselves have the potential of being an
> artistic medium in themselves. This, combined with mailable
> substrates and three dimensional construction, could lead to some
> very interesting aesthetic results.

I use PCBs structurally and 3D (Spider, Egg Hunter, Robot Arm), but
art is not my talent, certainly not on your level.

Looking forward to your next generation of aesthetic `bots,

Steve

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