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Message #10757



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Robert Stein rastein@dakotacom.net
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 11:11:56 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Aquabots


At 12:36 PM 2/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/23/00 12:23:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>rastein@dakotacom.net writes:
>
> > took the motor, including the mounting screws, and a FEW
> > other parts, and trashed the rest. the plastic part attached to the
> motor
> > comes off easy, and you are in business to find a suitable gear system.
>Where'd you get the gear assemblies?
>
>See ya,
>Jim
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/8281/beamart.html
>ICQ# 55657870

To be honest, I was not looking forward to scrounging up a real
OTU. So I used normal , everyday, kitchen timers (well the ones that have
a metal insides). Strip most of the innards out and couple the motor to
one of the gears, and you are in business. The timers are very cheap. I
think they were $3 per timer. So $7 total for a motor gear combo. I am
currently trying to come up with a tutorial for it for someone else, but I
would be more than happy to post it somewhere if it is wanted.

Thanks.

Robert



10758 Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:12:16 -0800 [alt-beam] Re: Robotic philosophy (Tendency toward miniaturization) alt-beam@eGroups.com "Droidmakr" bruce robinson wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/alt-beam/?start=10726
>
> But you know, at one time Science & Philosophy were taught
> simultaneously. You weren't considered a scientist if you were not
also
> a philosopher. Then we started to get "practical", and look at the
mess
> we've made of things.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce

From what I've seen happening in the world, we've made a much bigger
mess of things since we abandoned the philosophical questions and
implications of what we have learned and what we can do with it.

So long
Droidmakr

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