Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05731
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: arno.jansen@superconsult.nl (Arno Jansen)
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:15:36 +0200
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: LEM videos now on-line.
Probably too late for your dicision, but if it was my opportunity? I
wouldn't dare to pass.... A ColorCam? Transmitter and receiver??? Hmmmm YES!
Even though I am probably not into making a bot that can effectively use a
cam as vision system.... I still wouldn't pass...
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Van: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com] namens
Richard Piotter
Verzonden: donderdag 12 augustus 1999 19:38
Aan: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
Onderwerp: Re: LEM videos now on-line.
It's probably the timing too though. How many people workerd on designs
between classes at school, and built on weekends or afternoons, while
sitting indors, bored as heck. Summer is here and most people are
probably working or having fun. Summer seems like it should be realy
busy, but it never seems to be... I think it might just be the timing.
Personaly, I wanted to enter, but I havn't ordered parts in the longest
time!!! Sucks! also, is there a good 245 based reverser circuit??? If
so, then maybe I can build hexapod before the robotics meeting next
Thursday at St. Paul MN.
Oh, and is $150 a good deal for a color mini camera and a video
transmitter and receiver? I'm thinking of using it for Quadrapod, but
then again, i don't plan on finishing it anytime soon. Should I save my
money for a camera when I build the bot, or is this deal one of those
ones you don't want to dare to pass up?
Deadline is Aug 12... TODAY!!!
http://www.x10.com/home/offer.cgi?!ZDSL4,../1index1043.htm
Bob Shannon wrote:
>
> Ian Bernstein wrote:
>
>
>
> > >Now people are talking about the *next* contest already.. What's up
with
> > >that?!?!
> > I think it's good to throw around ideas. Personally I didn't really like
> > the theme "Most Innovative Form of Motion" It's a really tricky thing
> > because over the years a LOT of things have been done so it's hard to
> > come up with anything new. Also having to make a video and send it off
> > (if you don't have a digital camera with video) will discourage a lot of
> > people???
>
> Of all the BEAM robots I've ever seen, very very few used an innovative
form
> of
> motion. I dont agree that many different things have been tried (with
BEAM
> designs).
>
> I actually had 3 totally different designs, and spent more than 2 weeks
just
> trying to
> decide which to complete and submit for the contest. (Almost everyone I
> asked thought
> that I sould have submitted a design called 'Snake Spring Drive' rather
than
> LEM!)
>
> Not having a digital camera with video is not a problem at all. I dont
have
> one. Chiu offered to digitize video from standard VHS tapes. How much
> easier
> could it be?
>
> With so few contestants, I worry that there wont be any future contests.
--
Richard Piotter
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