Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #10140
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Senior kyled@cruzers.com
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 17:05:17 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Beams and robotics net
Sounds likes a load of crap to me, just there to pick up email adresses
from people that reply.... My reasoning?
1 - Robocom Technologies email address is bsblahblah@skynet.com??
2 - Who has the capabilities of just giving out a free server?
3 - Very unprofessional letter
4 - "I don't know if it's a good idea, I need your feedback"
ALl he wants is you to reply so his little software can take your email
adress from it.
Sorry, just hate spam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Kyle
10141 Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:25:36 EST [alt-beam] Cool Idea, or so i think! beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com The other day i got a really cool idea (you know, one of those ideas you get
when yer sittin on the toilet). it seemed to me that using pager motors that
just triggered for a small amount of time, as opposed to a continous run,
seemed wastefull, and there might be a better way of locomotion. (NOTE TO
READER: if this next part sounds dumb and idealistic, ignore it!) Solinoids
(spelt wright isnt it?). has anyone tried this before, it seemed like a cool
idea but i've never seen mention of it. if one mounted a solinoid on each
side of the robot, at a 45 to 35 degree angle from the cap, and used a nice
mechanical design to keep it from tipping ("wider is better"). Would this
work or am i a foolish teenager? I found a 3v DC solinoid, thinkin of
ordering it, just have to switch the 1381J to a 1381L and definitely use a
4700uF cap. sorry for being lengthy. any input?
-Spencer
10142 Sun, 13 Feb 2000 02:27:32 GMT [alt-beam] Re: BEAM at school beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Mike Kulesza"
This is my 3rd year on our schools robotics team. This year we're
competining in Canada FIRST in RoboHockey.
Here's what I noticed as a member of the Gordon Graydon Robotics Team and
school:
The 1st meeting you get about 80 people show up. At each meeting this number
divides by about 2, until the team levels off at about 4 - 7 members. But
this is all work on one large robot... so its not as if everyone has always
something to do.
For sponsors, we managed to get some from the school and from Ontario Power
Generation. Total amount = $8000 CAN.
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10143 Sat, 12 Feb 2000 18:38:00 -0800 [alt-beam] Want to watch some bots? "tk-117"
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BEAMLAND now has a webcam! Check it out...
BEAMLAND Robotics Division
http://members.xoom.com/jfeser
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