Don't shoot me if i have one of the details wrong, but I remember seeing an ad on TLC for a robotics show in TV tonight called Robosapiens (like the book --...
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SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
Jun 2, 2003 2:02 pm
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Travis
frodus17
Jun 2, 2003 6:29 pm
I want to control some devices serially from my computer or my palm pilot. WHat are some good products to look at? I have an SD ram slot that i can use for...
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Ed Okerson
phoneguin
Jun 2, 2003 7:16 pm
Travis, I have been playing with a transciever from Parallax lately: http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27997 it seems to function well, but the...
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David P. Anderson
dpa_io
Jun 2, 2003 11:54 pm
Howdy I taped the TLC "Robosapiens" show last night. Some really great technology on display. Truly impressive. But does anybody really believe that we are...
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Dave VanHorn
dvanhorn2001
Jun 3, 2003 12:01 am
Bluetooth is attractive. 300 meters claimed, and the widgets are relatively small and cheap for PDAs. However, the end that plugs into a serial cable is hard...
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Paul R. Lundgren
Hagar@...
Jun 3, 2003 12:23 am
Look at Aerocom.com. They have 900 MHz transceivers for $50 each (1-4,999 pcs.) That price includes an internal antenna. An external antenna adds about $15....
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Chris Hannold
litewav1
Jun 3, 2003 12:31 am
Are you sure that's the right URL? I get a page trying to sell the Aerocom name. Chris ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Jun 3, 2003 12:37 am
Yeah, I watched it. It had some really interesting things on it. One of the robots you saw on the show you could buy right now. I stumbled across it on the...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Jun 3, 2003 12:43 am
Hi, As many of you know I designed a Handyboard type controller recently. I now have the revision 2 boards which I am extremely happy with. I want to get rid...
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Larry Barello
lbarello
Jun 3, 2003 12:46 am
http://www.aerocomm.com/ ... From: "Chris Hannold" <litewav@...> ... price includes an internal antenna. An external antenna adds about $15. They are an...
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SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
Jun 3, 2003 1:02 am
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David P. Anderson
dpa_io
Jun 3, 2003 6:07 pm
Howdy ... That sounds reasonable but I wonder if it is really true? Based on what? We have no domestic nurse-robots with which to do a comparison. However we...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Jun 3, 2003 6:52 pm
Okay, here is one for you experts out there, What does the voltage rating on a capacitor mean? i.e. you can buy 16,35, 50, 500 volt versions of the same 1...
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Jun 3, 2003 6:53 pm
... <dpa@i...> wrote: ... have seen> my Roomba vacuum cleaner robot think it is "cute." ... David, regards the Roomba, you have certainly looked at the idea of...
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dan michaels
oric_dan
Jun 3, 2003 7:08 pm
... microfarad> capacitor. So why are there different voltage ratings? ... capacitor I put> in a 5 volt circuit? (other than geometrical size). ... Pete, not...
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David P. Anderson
dpa_io
Jun 3, 2003 7:17 pm
Howdy ... Well... this is embarrassing... I certainly bought the Roomba with the intent of hacking it. I thought it would be especially cool to run a robot...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Jun 3, 2003 7:24 pm
It is pretty amazing what the Japanese have accomplished during the last few years. First Honda intruduced the P1, then the P2, then Sony came out with SDR-3X ...
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Dave VanHorn
dvanhorn2001
Jun 3, 2003 7:26 pm
... Because the 16V version will fail almost instantly in a 500V circuit. Also, the charge stored in a capacitor is 0.5CV^2 watt seconds, making the voltage...
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Bryan Andersen
bryan@...
Jun 3, 2003 7:55 pm
... I'm betting we will. My best guess looking at current trends in computer power and AI research that within the next 20-30 years there will be a few fully...
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twcarroll@...
Jun 3, 2003 8:23 pm
Pete and All, I'd love to see robots in the home,- a dream I've had for many years. I don't believe that walking robots are anywhere near the point of being ...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Jun 3, 2003 8:39 pm
Tom, I have seen video footage of the original Honda P1 being pushed by a human. You saw it resist the push by leaning more forward, then with more pushing ...
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twcarroll@...
Jun 3, 2003 9:26 pm
Pete, Yes, I've seen that video and the "push" was a controlled push, not the type of push or pull that an excited person would make. And a pull by a person...
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David P. Anderson
dpa_io
Jun 3, 2003 9:56 pm
Hi ... Pete estimates 10 years and Bryan thinks maybe 20 to 30 years to full humanoid autonomy. When I was in college in the 1970's, I heard the same...
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David P. Anderson
dpa_io
Jun 3, 2003 10:05 pm
Howdy ... Check out: http://www.geology.smu.edu/~dpa-www/robo/nbot/nbot2/nbot2_push.mpg ... I agree. When compared to speed, load carrying capability, power...
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Party of Citizens
citizens@...
Jun 3, 2003 10:09 pm
See <http://www.UniverCity.ca>. Now if SFU is worth its salt they can make that new "shining city on a hill" (Burnaby Mountain) for 10,000 people so automated...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Jun 3, 2003 10:23 pm
I am looking forward to the day C3PO comes to my house to mow the lawn. I hate mowing the lawn. What ever happened to kids making small businesses mowing the...
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Gary Livick
glivick2001
Jun 3, 2003 11:13 pm
MIT uses humanoid robots to facilitate robot/researcher interface in some of its work. Researchers don't get bored so quickly with something they can relate...
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Ross Capon
robot@...
Jun 4, 2003 12:50 am
The underlying principle here is this: the voltage rating tells what the maximum voltage a capacitor can be charged to. anything over that, and you fry the...
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Kevin Ross
kevinwross
Jun 4, 2003 1:48 am
... It should be noted, however, that the smaller the value, the larger the typical voltage is. For example, a 22pF monolithic ceramic capacitor in a through...
