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From: Michael Hirtle michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 21:00:23 -0400
Subject: Re: [alt-beam] Re: Tilden on PBS
> I have actualy seen 2 good turbot tutorials on the net, but i don't quiet
rember
> where they are and would have to do a lot of diging to find them again
>
> Jim Taylor wrote:
>
> > Yeah I caught that last night, totaly unexpected too. Nothing was on,
so I
> > resorted to watching PBS :) Anyway I doubt you'll find a tutorial to
build
> > anything more then a 2 motor walker, photovore, or symet on the net.
I'm
> > working on an advanced turbot tutorial. I'm not sure as to when it will
be
> > completed. As far as merging heads and walkers, their has been a
schamatic
> > posted to the list within the last year of a head meachanism which would
> > infulence the walking gait of the walker to which it was attached. I
think
> > mark used mechanical switches on the back of stryders neck to influence
the
> > gait. Dave mentioned it in a chat once.
> >
> > James Taylor
> > URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Arno Jansen
> > To:
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 10:27 AM
> > 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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