SDIEEE-RAS Members and Friends, Andre Kerstens asked that I forward this call for help with the FIRST Lego Tournament at LEGOLAND in early December. If you can...
steve vorres
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Oct 1, 2004 5:28 pm
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Robin, I'm posting using Yahoo rather than log into work, start up email, etc. Your Parse function *does* return a True. Then I immediately call it again, and...
Scott and all, Fraid I got called into work and will be unable to attend today's meeting. :( Robin I still have your adapters, maybe we can meet up tomorrow? ...
Scott, The parser modifies the buffer that's passed. If you want to change that behavior, add 2 lines at the start to create a local buffer nchar+1 long and...
Hi, Just wanted you to know, I got an email from Ralph Irwin's wife Nellie. Ralph died Saturday 9/25 after a fall. We're going to miss him at the meetings. ...
Alex, I am a member via email only. Can you tell me and others who didn't know him a little about Ralph? Please extend my condolences to his wife. Gary Livick...
I've only known Ralph a few years, but: Ralph was a retired engineer who was very interested in robotics as a hobby. He had a stroke a few years ago which...
Alex, Please pass along my condolences as well. Ralph always seemed to enjoy the RSSC meetings. And he will be missed. Bruce. ... From: Alex Brown To:...
Hello Alex, Please relay my sympathies to Ralph's family. I remember Ralph well from when I lived in So Cal and attended RSSC meetings. John Edwards ... From:...
I am very sorry to hear about Ralphs passing; he will be missed. I have a call into his family to see if the funeral hasn't already occured; if anyone else...
Mini-Sumo builders, My apologies that 3 of you brought robots last meeting and I didn't bring the arena. While I'll be out of town for the Oct meeting, Derek...
Alex, Please also relay my sympathies to Ralph's family. I am going to miss him. I always sat infront of him during the meetings. I remember helping him with...
Alex, Being relatively new to the group, I did not know Ralph well, but I was always impressed by how friendly he was when I talked with him at meetings. Are...
Jeff Shirley
bucky@...
Oct 4, 2004 4:40 pm
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Ralph's wife said that there won't be a service. She said he really enjoyed the robot club. Jeff Smith ... wife Nellie.= ... him at the m=...
Alex/Steve, I am interested in going and putting a few hours on Th and Fri. to promote the club, but I would also like to go to some of the conferences. Any...
Greetings. Anybody know what the topic is for the 11:00 AM class session at this month's RSSC meeting on 10/09? Thanks, Jeff. -- Jeff Shirley ...
Jeff Shirley
bucky@...
Oct 8, 2004 4:04 pm
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Hi Robot Fans, Only 2 weeks left until RoboNexus ! do we have any volunteers that would be willing to man our table at the show ? We need atleast 5...
steve vorres
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Oct 8, 2004 4:41 pm
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Steve, Not sure if you mean 5 people there for both days, or all three days, or ? I assume if we get 2 passes, that the remaining people will have to buy Expo...
Hi Steve! I plan to give a brief presentation on robot hands at the 1:00 Show and Tell - complete with a demo of a remarkably functional working model. Sorry...
Hello RSSC members! I just wanted to follow-up on Saturday's RSSC Hand demonstration. The purpose of the demonstration was to show the functionality of a...
Also, look at Gordon McComb's gripper kit: http://www.budgetrobotics.com/shop/index.php?shop=1&cat=37 Walter ... From: Bruce J. Weimer, MD To: SDRS / RSSC ...
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Hi, I know that some people interested in the hallway contest would like to use mapping techniques such as Strabo as a basis for their navigation. The...
Hello Everyone, I’m sorry I missed out on this past weekends meeting, I wasn’t feeling well; anyways, is it the least Saturday of the month for the 2nd...
Walter, Thanks for the link! Gordon McComb's gripper looks like one you'd use in applications requiring a really strong grip!! BTW, in the meantime, are you...
Gordon, Have you considered using a Servo Saver on you gripper? This would allow for a small amount of slippage and would save the servo should your settings...
Hi Jerry! The RSSC meetings are now the second and the fourth Saturdays of every month. The "second Saturday" meetings are the larger more formal meetings...
Bruce, I am planning on using a linear actuator so it will be a strong grip but the linear actuators I have are kind of big. We will see. I ordered a couple...