Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #10847
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Robert Stein rstein@specinst.com
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:51:54 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Fwd: Aquabots
>>>
>>>I am sure many people will be interested. Also include the details re.
>>>where you got the kitchen timers from. Are these new? What make? where
>>>to buy from. In the absence of a steady source for the ideal BGmicro
>>>gear motors, a combination like what you have used is always welcome.
>>>
>>>By the way, what is the resultant RPM at the leg end? A rough estimate
>>>will do.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Dilip
The, now dubbed KTU (kitchen timer unit ... obviously), can be purchased
from Walmart or Target. I got mine at Target, but the Walkmans I had to
get at Walmart. They are cheaper there. I will get the specifics later
this weekend. I will take the bot apart and recheck the RPM for you. I
think it is in the upper-end of the "accepted" scale. But like I mentioned
before, it's cheap, it's easy, it's a good platform to learn leg mechanics,
and testing, and heh it works.
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