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Message #08901
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Sathe Dilip" sathe_dilip@bah.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 16:02:27 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Pressure Sensors
Hi Wilf,
What you say is true & such a conductive rubber band will be ideal for
many applications. However I haven't come across any easy/cheap source
of such material. Once I was thinking about the antistatic mats. But
their conductivity is very low & sometimes the rubber material is bonded
to another cloth like layer. Do you know of something that will fit the
bill?
Meanwhile, the sandwich of a zebra strip (oriented properly) should work
better than the foam.
Dilip
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Wilf Rigter wrote:
>
> Hi Sathe,
>
> The zebra strips do not conduct longitudinally (end to end) but only conduct
> laterally (side to side) of the strip. But an all conductive elastomer
> "rubber band" would provide both spring action and a changing longitudinal
> resistance when stretched. This may make it suitable for use as tendons
> providing direct feedback of the longitudinal force and displacement.
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8902 Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:14:30 -0500 [alt-beam] Robot Wars on PBS "Jim Taylor" Hey, for all you robot wars fans. Looks like someone in the UK decided to
televise the UK version of Robot Wars in sort of a game show format. Their
was one on last night at 10:30 on my local PBS station. Looks as though
it's will continue until the end of the event.
The show isn't doesn't have many usefull robotics info, however if you
like explosions, fire, and the destruction of robotic components. You might
like this show.
James Taylor
URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows
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