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Message #06938
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Arno Jansen arno.jansen@superconsult.nl
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:35:19 -0400
Subject: RE: Tilden on PBS
> 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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