Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05624
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: JVernonM@aol.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:07:34 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Candle bots
In a message dated 8/10/99 10:59:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
dlarson@citilink.com writes:
> But then once the robot got there it wouldn't be the darkest
> part of the room any more, the side that the robot just came
> from would be the new dark spot. The robot would just go
> back and forth, or worse yet, wander aimlessly because the
> location of the darkest spot is constantly moving. The
> result is a feedback loop between the robots behavior
> and its sensory input. Not necessarily a bad thing
> if your actual goal isn't to just light the darkest spot.
>
>
What about a bot that is hooked to a reading lamp? Say, a simple Bicore head,
or smart head circuit that can lock onto the bright white pages of a book and
keep the lamp at a perfect reading angle no matter how you move. You get
tired of one position and move the book higher and the lamp responds by
following your movement. Smaller lamps could be used that only light the
pages and not half the room wasting energy. Just a thought.
Jim
5625 Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:31:28 EDT [alt-beam] Re: Building my first photovore beam@sgiblab.sgi.com JVernonM@aol.com In a message dated 8/10/99 8:38:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jlk@innernet.net
writes:
> Don't see why they can't...some strange export law or something?
I don't know. They won't say. The only thing I can figure is there are
restrictions placed on the distributorships. I have had offers to have people
in Europe order them and ship them to me, so it's not something to do with
government or customs. You guys over there have problems with finding 1381
triggers, but we have to pay a premium for our solar cells.
Jim
5626 Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:33:24 EDT [alt-beam] Re: Building my first photovore beam@sgiblab.sgi.com JVernonM@aol.com In a message dated 8/10/99 8:39:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,=20
arno.jansen@superconsult.nl writes:
> I've got the same problem with the Panasonic 1381's. Can't get them here, =
or
> I am not looking in the right places=85. But no 1381's=85.
You know, this has come up before. Can't you get them shipped from Digikey o=
r=20
Jameco? Or is there a problem with that?
Jim
5627 Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:12:32 -0400 [alt-beam] Re: Building my first photovore "Slip" > > Don't see why they can't...some strange export law or something?
> government or customs. You guys over there have problems with finding 1381
> triggers, but we have to pay a premium for our solar cells.
Na man, I'm from the states as well. Maybe the company looses too much in
shipping or something. Not sure.
-Jamie
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