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To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Sathe Dilip" sathe_dilip@bah.com
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:24:14 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Bold electrician (was Someone else's mistake)


I once read about an electrician's apprentice. This guy had seen his
boss touching live electrical circuits (always) while standing on his
left foot. His boss would just lift his right foot off the ground &
proceed. Thinking that this is a fool proof way, this apprentice tried
the same thing & got badly shocked.

When he questioned his boss about his immunity, his reply: you fool,
don't you know I have a wooden left foot?



Richard Caudle wrote:
>
> "There are old electricians and there are bold electricians, but there are
> no old, bold electricians!"
>
> Richard

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6936 Wed, 20 Oct 1999 16:27:05 +0200 [alt-beam] Re: Tilden on PBS arno.jansen@superconsult.nl (Arno Jansen) Nope,

Didn't catch it, maybe because in Holland we don't have PBS. And about a
breakthrough. I haven't seen a walker with head yet. But of course it is
possible. But if Tilden broke through something, he wouldn't let us know
until some very thorough research has been done. Or am I wrong on this?

Arno

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
[mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com]namens Phillip A. Ryals
Verzonden: woensdag 20 oktober 1999 15:42
Aan: Beam@Sgiblab. Sgi. Com
Onderwerp: Tilden on PBS


I was watching "Voyage to the Milky Way" last night on PBS and they had a 5
or 10 minute spot on Mark Tilden and some of his robots. Anyone else catch
it?

Anyway, they showed Stryder walking around, then they showed another
Stryder-like bot that was about 3 feet tall. Now I know what I'm working
toward building! That thing just rocked. But I haven't been able to find
much info about it.

Are there any tutorials on making one?(The smaller version, that is.)

My biggest question about the four motor walkers is: Do they have a definite
front, or can they walk in any direction?

Also, he mentioned on the show that there was a recent "breakthrough" on
integrating a head onto a walker. Um, I thought everyone was still lost in
that area.


Any help/clarifications would be helpful/clarifying. :)


par

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