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Message #05711
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: arno.jansen@superconsult.nl
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 09:06:52 +0800
Subject: RE: Another newbie question ;)
> Thanks Ripter,
>
> Is there a website of that walker, using muscle wire? Whow, using muscle
> wire to let photovores walk, they could be very very small I think. There
> are different types of muscle wire I suppose? Different temperatures?
>
> Arno
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com] namens
> Ripter01@aol.com
> Verzonden: dinsdag 10 augustus 1999 8:58
> Aan: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> Onderwerp: Re: Another newbie question ;)
>
> In a message dated 8/10/99 1:47:43 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> arno.jansen@superconsult.nl writes:
>
> > So I read some things about "muscle wire". I have an idea what it might
be
> > (in dutch ;), called BiMetal). But what is it exactly?
> >
> > Thnks,
> > Arno
>
> Its wire that contracts when heated, I happan to have some, mine activates
> at
> about 90*C. Its very neat stuff, there is a walker that uses nothing but
> this
> muscle wire, and the mars robot used some of this stuff
> -Ripter
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