Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #07772



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Travis D." beam_bot@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:45:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: absorbpsion circuit or something


In line w/ the vibrating generators....there are those
Seiko Kenesis watches that work off the vibration of
one's arm. I'm not sure how much energy these
produce, but a cool idea.

--- Simon wrote:
> Senior wrote:
>
> > Oh yeah yeah like a big coil of copper wire,
> right? Only thing is that
> > you need AC voltage (which os course can be made
> from DC) but most
> > robots run on DC. Hmm... what about a BEAM bot
> that sits near the wiring
> > in your walls? Has anybody experimented with
> getting electricity from
> > the mains without actually plugging it in to a
> wall outlet?
> >
> > Interesting...
> >
> > Happy cooking,
> > Kyle
> >
> >
> I like your idea of feeding on the net by induction.
> Has anyone ever thought of
> other than solar energy sources for beam. Think
> about it; insects get their
> energy and food from: the sun, plants and other
> animals. I don't see any way we
> can have or bots generate their own power out of
> some material that is common in
> our society. But we could have them feed on each
> other or on bigger (electric)
> organisms. Like parasites.
> What other energy wastes does or society produce ?
> - All sorts of electromagnetic waves (this includes
> your induction idea)
> - Artificial temperature differences like fridges,
> ovens, ...
> - Vibrations: fridges, generators, ...
> - ...
>
> I don't know if any of these energy sources could
> actually lead to feasible
> designs. If they did the bots would be tied to their
> energy source (reduced
> mobility).
>
> Any thoughts on this ???
>
>
> > --
> > Simon Vandemoortele
> > 4th year Civil Engineering (Electronics)
> > Home: 21 Generaal Lotzstr., 1180 Brussel |
> 02/344.58.70
> > Kot: 80 Kerspelstr., 3001 Heverlee |
> 016/40.26.97
> >
>
>


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7773 Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:56:33 -0500 [alt-beam] Re: Chloroplast-o-mania! "Richard Caudle"
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Ok Wilf,

I'll bite. What's the difference between my phototropic chloroplast and yo=
urs? =



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>
Ok Wilf,
 

I'll bite.  What's the diff=
erence =

between my phototropic chloroplast and yours? 




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