Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #11778
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: JVernonM@aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 02:59:16 EST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Turbots
In a message dated 3/13/00 10:26:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rambaud@worldnet.att.net writes:
> does anybod battle them i know no one would like to lose a bot. but i mean
> having only 1 exposed wire leading to the power so only the power supply is
> cut so the wire can connected again without damaging the bot.
How about a kill switch on the bots. Also a system by which the bots always
seek each other. Maybe a white body with a large ultra bright LED and two
photodiode eyes. A system that tracks by illuminating the opponent like Dr.
Tilden's 2DOF head. Put them in a round arena with black walls and let them
have at it until one or the other gets their kill switch pushed. The winner
is the last bot moving. You could have something here, but I wouldn't limit
it to turbots.
See ya,
Jim
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/8281/beamart.html
ICQ# 55657870
11779 Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:44:58 +0800 mini motors Zane Bryan
> Have any of you folks purchased motors from techmax?
> http:/www.techmax.net/small-electric-motors/ They seem to have quite the
> variety...I have a dozen of what they eloquently refer to as "#5" that
I've
> scavenged from cameras (winder motors). I also have one similar to the
> "#15"...tremendous torque! Any thoughts as to walker applications? I'm
> still at the research stage...be gentle. Right now I'm collecting parts
and
> waiting for orders and the like.
>
> For some time now, I've been in the design stage of a less 'helpless'
> photovore...I've been working on a "treaded" design...more realistically a
> belt driven critter that uses the belt for traction as well as drive.
> Having to find tiny pully-like, grooved wheels has been a
challenge...Tamiya
> (1:32 scale 4WD mini racing cars..2 AA powered...www.tamiya.com) seems to
> have just the ticket...lightweight bumper guards for stability as the
little
> buggers have no slots (like "Sizzlers" of days gone by, but more hightech
> and non-rechargable)...low resistance...They have a variety of products
that
> may have BEAM applications...motors, gears, bearings, etc...buying these
> odds&ends gets spendy though...Any thought as to an alternative grooved
> wheel with low friction?....I've discoverd that some plumbing seals make
> great belts (15 cents a peice!) and are very flexible.
>
> I've seen Fang's treaded beast, but I'm working on something a lot
> smaller/lighter...Has anyone else tackled the tread problem in a tiny bot?
> Looking at microvore sizes in the near future. Torque! Here, Torque!
Has
> anyone seen my Torque? You know what they say about a BEAMer with tiny
> motors...tiny torque! I hate the thought of starting with geared motors,
> then belt/pully...yadda, yadda, yadda...trying to keep it simple AND small
> is the issue I'm trying to beat...
>
> Pardon the ramble, I went to Portland (OR) today and was very
> disappointed...no good junk at the hobby stores and a lot of "You want
what
> for what? Uh, yeah...right...we've got beams...Oh, BEAM....BEAM? Solar
> powered, you say...um...the manager isn't here right now...." Your
e-mails
> have been my only link to the "real" world...
>
> Z
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