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Message #12285



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bruce Robinson Bruce_Robinson@telus.net
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 12:00:33 -0800
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Muscle/Bio wire


Lydia Smith wrote:
>
> Does any one know if you can use biowire instead of
> motors for walking 'bots?

It has been done, but it seems to be a real power hog. The only link I
have so far is for a kit version that Richard Piotter built ...

http://richfiles.calc.org/BORIS.html

Bruce



12286 Tue, 21 Mar 2000 15:05:34 -0500 [alt-beam] Re: Yes!! [not for advanced people with no time for David Simmons
> William,
>
> I bounced the tutorial idea off Kyle, he said maybe in a few years.
> Right now he is kind of busy building robots, and trying to learn his
> multiplication tables.
>
> As to the 47 uf cap, it is used to reduce the internal resistance of a
> large cap, like the 0.047F that is on the drawing. When using the
> smaller caps, like the 2200 uf pair, the 47 uf serves no purpose.
>
> William Cox wrote:
>
> > PS. I own and operate a webpage abut robotics. You think Kyle would be
> > interested in writing a little tutorial about how to make a head or
> > something? I think my readers would like it.
>
>

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