Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #08839
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Ian Synet@Psynet.net
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 17:04:02 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Biped Beam Bots
Yo
> VERY impressive. I was just having a look at it, and thought "Now how could
> that thing balance on one foot to walk?
> Then I realised that one knee joint could push that leg down, and the other
> ankle joint could rotate to follow the tilting ground, allowing the robot to
> stand on one leg.
>
> Have you tried that?
That was my idea. I'm almost done with the mechanics so after I'm done I can
start messing with that stuff. Also I had exactly the same idea about using
pressure sensors so now that I know it has been tested I'll go ahead and put
those on.
> How much weight do you think it will be able to carry (Batteries etc)?
> Where will you put it? On the torso?
After looking at Evaristo's biped and seeing it's a similar design and size
and has that massive heavy battery on top I'm guessing I'll be able to hold
everything I want to put on there.
> Hmmm very interesting. Makes me want to build one myself!
They are pretty cool looking.
> P.S. Love the iMac!
Yep, great computer. I'm aiming to get a G4 tower this summer with dual ATI
128 Rage cards. (I like Quake)
Laterz
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