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Message #07963
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Timothy Flytcher" flytch@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 22:56:28 PST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: photowalker video
Didn't come through :(
>
>I put up a video of my walker if anyone cares to see
>it. Still have yet to put the head motor on it, but
>will later on. You can download it from here:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/3904/photowalker.avi
>
>it is about 1.5MB and 20 or so seconds long of it
>chasing some light
>justin
>
>
>=====
>A motor is a robot waiting to happen
>__________________________________________________
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>Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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7964 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:24:21 +0100 [alt-beam] Re: photowalker beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Thomas Pilgaard Nielsen
BotDoc wrote:
>
> Thomas, here is the schematic. Hope it helps
> justin
> BotDoc wrote:
Thanks a million, I'll have a look at it.
Cheers,
Thomas.
> >
> > Wilf,
> > You are the man.
>
> That is so true, !BUT! not to forget you (As of now I
> am attempting a
> PCB design for your Bicore Photovore. It rocks!)
>
> Anyway, would it be too much to ask if it is possible
> for you to post a
> complete schematic on the phototropic bot. I am sorry
> to say that my
> knowledge on electronics are rather limited - schemata
> would be a great
> help.
>
> Thanks in advance and cheers.
>
> Thomas
>
> > The schematic that you posted last
> > night works like a peach. A lot of my hair thanks
> you
> > as they get to hang out and party on my head a while
> > longer. I put the circuit (minus the head motor) on
> > my walker and it does display phototropic abilities.
> > If the light is off to the side, it walks that way
> > then straightens out when going directly to it (one
> of
> > the led's starts blinking away when it is locked
> on...
> > kind of helpful and cool to see). I'll put the head
> > motor on later on today and start to fiddle with it
> in
> > that way. Just had to make sure it could walk
> > phototropically first (who said you can't make a
> > phototropic 2 motor walker?). I am not quite sure
> how
> > I am going to make the body keep up with the head,
> > that could pose some sort of a problem as the head
> is
> > going to be in the front of the bot. I thought that
> > maybe some sort of one shot nv that diables the head
> > motor when the body is swinging around to allow it
> to
> > catch up might work but will work on it later. I'll
> > let you know how the expirementing goes with it.
> > Thanks again Wilf, you made my day... or week
> rather.
> > Justin
> >
> > =====
> > A motor is a robot waiting to happen
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
> --
> ---
> "Fremtidens computere vejer maaske ikke mere end
> halvandet ton."
> Popular Mechanics 1949
>
> =====
> A motor is a robot waiting to happen
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [Image]
--
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"Fremtidens computere vejer maaske ikke mere end halvandet ton."
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7965 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:21:29 CET [alt-beam] Re: photowalker video beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "johannes urke" neither did i, fix the link!
>
>Didn't come through :(
>>
>>I put up a video of my walker if anyone cares to see
>>it. Still have yet to put the head motor on it, but
>>will later on. You can download it from here:
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/3904/photowalker.avi
>>
>>it is about 1.5MB and 20 or so seconds long of it
>>chasing some light
>>justin
>>
>>
>>=====
>>A motor is a robot waiting to happen
>>__________________________________________________
>>Do You Yahoo!?
>>Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
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>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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7966 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 05:43:58 -0800 (PST) [alt-beam] Re: photowalker video beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Lee Golden Don't know what problem you folks are having, but the
link appears to be fine. I downloaded the file
earlier this morning...
Lee Golden
--- johannes urke
wrote:
> neither did i, fix the link!
>
> >
> >Didn't come through :(
> >>
> >>I put up a video of my walker if anyone cares to
> see
> >>it. Still have yet to put the head motor on it,
> but
> >>will later on. You can download it from here:
> >>
>
>>http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/3904/photowalker.avi
> >>
> >>it is about 1.5MB and 20 or so seconds long of it
> >>chasing some light
> >>justin
> >>
> >>
> >>=====
> >>A motor is a robot waiting to happen
> >>__________________________________________________
> >>Do You Yahoo!?
> >>Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
> >
>
>______________________________________________________
> >Get Your Private, Free Email at
> http://www.hotmail.com
>
>
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>
7967 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:38:59 EST [alt-beam] BG Micro Motors alt-beam@egroups.com BMWerness@aol.com I was wondering where I could get some BG micro motors? Any help you can
give me would be usefull. Thanks in advance!
~Brent
7968 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 06:43:56 -0800 [alt-beam] Re: photowalker "'beam@sgiblab.sgi.com'" Wilf Rigter Moving eyes, using a CD player lens assembly?
Wilf Rigter mailto:wilf.rigter@powertech.bc.ca
tel: (604)590-7493
fax: (604)590-3411
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Robinson [SMTP:Bruce_Robinson@telus.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 6:33 PM
> To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> Subject: Re: photowalker
>
> Wilf Rigter wrote:
> >
> > ... It makes about as much sense to
> > use a head on a walker as it does on
> > your own body.
>
> Let us not forget, the body carries this one level further. Eyes move
> within the head (very efficient), head turns on the neck (more mass,
> less efficient), whole body turns (relatively inefficient).
>
> So, anyone want to mount a head on a head on a robot ?
>
> Bruce
7969 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:41:52 GMT [alt-beam] Re: photowalker video( the link is not broken) beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Jason -"
>From: "johannes urke"
>Reply-To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>Subject: Re: photowalker video
>Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:21:29 CET
>
>neither did i, fix the link!
>
>>
>>Didn't come through :(
>>>
>>>I put up a video of my walker if anyone cares to see
>>>it. Still have yet to put the head motor on it, but
>>>will later on. You can download it from here:
>>>
>>>http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/3904/photowalker.avi
>>>
>>>it is about 1.5MB and 20 or so seconds long of it
>>>chasing some light
>>>justin
Are u guys sure.. i just downloaded it and viewed it......it was way
cool.....
jason
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7970 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 07:39:36 PST [alt-beam] photowalker video-NOT WORKING beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Rik Marshall" tHE LINK WORKED LAST NIGHT...BUT I GET A YAHOO PAGE NOT FOUND ERROR NOW.
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7971 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:08:22 -0600 [alt-beam] Re: photowalker video-NOT WORKING- does for me "cbrenizer" maybe we should make sure we are all on the same page (pun intended). it's
working for me, this am and last pm.
a yahoo error is troubling... particularly so since the site is a geocities
site. i venture that either the entire internet has broken, or a very
simple procedural error has occurred.
(most importantly... *great bot!* kudos extended and well deserved)
Þ-:
opcodejoe@mail.trib.net
7972 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:07:29 -0800 [alt-beam] photowalker video-NOT WORKING beam@sgiblab.sgi.com alt-beam@egroups.com [mailto:alt-beam@egroups.com]
tHE LINK WORKED LAST NIGHT...BUT I GET A YAHOO PAGE NOT FOUND ERROR NOW.
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