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Message #06343
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Jason -" evenflow88@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 10:37:58 GMT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Diferences in Mark T walker
>From: Dave Hrynkiw
>Reply-To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>Subject: Re: Diferences in Mark T walker
>Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 02:59:13 -0600
>
>At 10:59 PM 10/2/99 , Jason - wrote:
>>as in as u can notice there are two big caps on those battery powered
>>ones which is a weird sight
>
>Good observation. He uses them to "cushion" the lithium / Nickel Metal
>Hydride batteries to that the electronics can pull as much juice as they
>need from the power source. If it's just the batteries alone, these sudden
>demands for power could cause a voltage drop sufficient enough to put a
>glitch in the system.
>
>
>> and the particularly small PCB which i dont think can fit a chip not
>>even a surface mount
>
>Ooohhh yes they can! They're VERY TINY SMT.
>
>
>-Dave
What about the large amount of bicores he uses on just a two motor walker
and the particularly short tactile sensors on each
walker/turbot?........thanks
jason
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6344 Sun, 03 Oct 1999 10:40:51 GMT [alt-beam] Re: Mark T first bot beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Jason -"
>From: Dave Hrynkiw
>Reply-To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>Subject: Re: Mark T first bot
>Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 03:02:47 -0600
>
>At 12:56 AM 10/3/99 , Jason - wrote:
>> Dont u guys ever have a curiousity on how Mr.mark tilden first walker
>
>First one I recall him building is either SPYDER or Turtle. I have pics of
>spyder online, but none of Turtle (yet). It's the one on all the BEAM
>t-shirts and posters. And the one on the cover of the "Living Machines"
>paper.
i thought the one on the beam book is the lobster and another thing are u
sure he started building a five motor walker?(no offece here)and why he
suddenly stop production in four/five motor walker anymore?
and what material did mark uses for all his walker....it seemed so hard to
bend and shape..how did he do it...thanks
thanks again
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6345 Sun, 03 Oct 1999 12:53:31 GMT [alt-beam] Re: Mark T first walker beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Jason -" I thought mark T first walker is made by himself by customizing the
gearboxes and such.....didnt he ever build his first walker/turbot without
those expensive escap gearmotors?
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6346 Sun, 03 Oct 1999 18:14:15 -0300 [alt-beam] Re: Solarbotics Web alt-beam@egroups.com michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle) Hi Dave i love your page butif u wouldent mind could u make a downloadeble
video of spyder walking?
Dave Hrynkiw wrote:
> At 04:04 AM 10/2/99 , Jason - wrote:
>
> >ermm dave i think it is better if u could spend a few minutes typing and
> >explaining in detail rather than showing us the manual....as your way is
> >different than andrew miller's and so that the beginner here could see
> >which way to use to get better results...thanks for your time
>
> That's my point - it's hard to describe it without pics. I've got full
> graphics in the instruction set.
>
> -Dave
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> "Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
> that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
> 2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
> http://www.solarbotics.com
>
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