Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05598
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Ripter01@aol.com
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:31:05 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Candle bots
In a message dated 8/9/99 8:25:35 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
rigter@cafe.net writes:
> If you use the candle for muscle wire (or steam power for that matter)
maybe
> but the radiant energy is to low for a solar cell to use. Plus bringing a
> lit
> candle to some dark part of the room (under the sofa maybe) will light up
> the
> room alright and probably the rest of the house too.
>
I wasn't thinking of useing a solar cell for it, I was thinking about a
Thermoelectric Generator of some sort that uses the heat of the candle to
create power, maybe with some infered type powercreaters as well to use both
heat and light from the candle. And you would have to make sure it don't go
under the sofa :)
-Ripter
5599 Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:08:00 EDT [alt-beam] Re: Candle bots beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Ripter01@aol.com In a message dated 8/9/99 8:06:26 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
JVernonM@aol.com writes:
> Like the hovering bots that light the way of royalty in Dune.
> Jim
Never heard of this, got any more info?
5600 Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:15:40 -0700 (PDT) [alt-beam] Re: BEAM contest question. beam@sgiblab.sgi.com James Taylor I agree! How about smallest walker :)
--- Richard Piotter wrote:
> We need a contest for innovative walkers!!!
>
> We had Smallest Photovore, Innovative motion, and
> now we need something
> for all us walker people!
>
>
> Wyzyrd1 wrote:
> >
> > hmmmmm.. when's the NEXT "most unique form of
> locomotion" contest.......
> >
> > I think I had a cool idea, but need to work on a
> proof-of-concept model
> > first :)
> >
> > Wyzyrd
> > <:)}
>
> --
>
>
> Richard Piotter
> richfile@rconnect.com
>
> The Richfiles Robotics & TI web page:
> http://richfiles.calc.org
>
> For the BEAM Robotics list:
> BEAM Robotics Tek FAQ
> http://people.ne.mediaone.net/bushbo/beam/FAQ.html
>
===
Everything I say can mean one of two things...If something I say makes you mad....I meant it the other way.
James Taylor
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