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Message #08286
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Dennison Bertram" dibst11+@pitt.edu
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:43:47 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Regarding Solar heads, such as Solarbotics model, and The tildens laws of robotics.
Good question, however the nature of a photopopper is such that the bot w=
ill
continue to move regardless of the quality of it's lightpool. While it wi=
ll
be attracted to the brightest light source, even when it is in the bright=
est
light source, that only means that the bot is most capable for leaving th=
at
light source. Think of it, the brighter the light, the faster the bot wil=
l
leave the light pool, even if it eventually returns.
dnenison
I am by no means an expert in electronics or BEAM robotics for that
matter. However, your mail had me wondering.
Wouldn't it be the case that for - say a photopopper - it would
constantly evaluate the current situation regarding where to find the
brightest source of light? So I'm having trouble seeing when a situation
would occur where a bot - a popper or a head for that matter - would
lock on to a source of light that was not the brightest available?
Cheers,
Thomas
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