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Message #06270
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Zulu zulu35@singnet.com.sg
Date: Thursday, 30 September 1999 3:55
Subject: Re: vibration as "locomotion"?
>huh? i dont get you, but the vibrators i'm talking about are some small
>circular vibrating motors:P
>
>i think there were mentioned sometime back
>
>
>The Difference between interest and committment
>is that when you are interested in something, you
>do it only when its convenient. When you are
>committed to something, you accept only results,
>no excuses ----- Kenneth Blanchard -----
>
>
>
>----------
>> From: Bens Web Page
>> To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>> Subject: Re: vibration as "locomotion"?
>> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 7:53 AM
>>
>> mmmmmm won't ya wife be pissed off about that i would think vibrators
>would
>> be expensive.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Zulu
>> To: BEAM
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 5:01 PM
>> Subject: vibration as "locomotion"?
>>
>>
>> > hi all!
>> >
>> > i've just got this idea... instead of using motors to move a photovore
>> > around... how about using vibrators to "vibrate" the bot around?. i.e.
>> > attaching vibrators instead of motors to a photopopper circuit. from
>what
>> i
>> > see, this would give the bot a mroe insect like movement.. however,
>motion
>> > may not be as controlled as compared with using motors and.. hmm... the
>> > vibrations would lossen things up on the frame? i'm not sure... any
>> > comments on this?
>> >
>> >
>> > rgds
>> >
>> >
>> > Zulu
>> >
>> > The Difference between interest and committment
>> > is that when you are interested in something, you
>> > do it only when its convenient. When you are
>> > committed to something, you accept only results,
>> > no excuses ----- Kenneth Blanchard -----
>> >
>> >
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