Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #07984
To: alt-beam@eGroups.com
From: "Clifford Boerema Jr" boerema@foxvalley.net
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:11:05 -0800
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: photowalker
> > So, anyone want to mount a head on a head on a robot ?
>
!
> I've discussed this concept with the reigning two motor BEAMbot champ,
> Justin Johnson (a.k.a. BotDoc) and I think that you all should be in
on it.
>
> All the head needs to do is to trim a pot attached to the robot body.
>
> As the horse turns, the head compensates, eventually aiming the
robot
> at the light source.
>
> We've been trying to solve this 'horse and rider' problem using only
the E
> in BEAM. Let's not forget that the M is there also!
>
> Just a bit of cannon fodder to take us into the holiday!
>
I suggested something similar in my post "Crawling Head"
Build your head with a hacked servo, leaving the pot and stop
in place.
then use the pot to bias the the walker circuit.
Should work,
Droidmakr
Vote robotlican Has a droid ever lied to you?
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