... What about using one of the mini tanks. I bought one at fry's awhile back and it didnt work. Something wrong with the NiCad. I thought about turning it...
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Tom Blitch
tom_headoflead
Jun 4, 2004 5:14 am
... WEll you do have one point. I noticed Mark always tries to make his work sound more like scientific research on the cutting edge of technology then it ...
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Tom Blitch
tom_headoflead
Jun 4, 2004 5:17 am
... === message truncated === Honestly though. Tilden would be alot cooler if he'd continue building bots and then giving all of us the schematics. Forget the...
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Ian Davison
mri335
Jun 4, 2004 5:39 pm
hey, so i've found an interesting site, put out by a guy who has been following Mark Tildens research for the past 6 or 7 years. I have not explored the extent...
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Ian Davison
mri335
Jun 4, 2004 5:50 pm
replying to my own message here, sorry ! but here is a site dedicated to the modification, strip down, and hacking of the robosapien. here >> ...
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Adi Shavit
adishavit
Jun 4, 2004 6:17 pm
Great circuit Wilf! Definitely one for the books. Would it be possible for more that one process to be running in the circuit, say 2 chasing each other? How...
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Tom Gray
graybeard2ca
Jun 5, 2004 1:39 am
Now that I've seen the quality of what you're offering, Tom, I might be interested. But gotta know the cost. Any idea on a per unit price? On a set of 10? ...
43404
beam@yahoogroups.com
Jun 5, 2004 2:48 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the beam group. File :...
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Wilf Rigter
wilf_nv
Jun 5, 2004 3:41 am
Yup, it's a basic building block. I have revised the octocore drawing in the file section with a PNC that initializes the core with two processes as an...
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Tom Blitch
tom_headoflead
Jun 5, 2004 7:43 am
... The new boards I'm having made are going to be even better quality. I'll send you a picture of the prototype motor driver I have. It's all ready for ...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:43 am
Here is an article that might be of interest, particularly to those researching and building robotic swarms. Robot hormones could make humans jealous "Science...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:45 am
... Insofar as I know, there is no real trick to it. First, make sure that the individual battery cells are roughly the same voltage. If you are using a...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:45 am
On the Robot Directory, Brett Hemes' Turbot has been selected as the robot of the month for May. The robot definitely deserves it. If you are new to this list,...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:47 am
... In this month's Servo Magazine, Tilden mentions these and calls them "Easter Eggs." The only function mentioned in the article is the diagnostic mode....
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:48 am
... Excellent! Joe and I have it down on our calendars. Look forward to seeing everyone. J Wolfgang Goerlich...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:49 am
... Hello Cliff, Good find! In "Chapter 6: First Steps Towards Synthetic Psychology," Dawson discusses a K'nex two motor, four legged walker. Without any ...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:51 am
... Hello Wilf, Another terrific circuit! Adaptability and autonomy are two of the many objectives in building a Beam walking robot. Now, we sometimes use...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 9:51 am
Hello Juan, Could you resend the schematic or post it to the Files section? Thanks! J Wolfgang Goerlich...
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Adi Shavit
adishavit
Jun 5, 2004 10:31 am
Actually, I think the paperback version is about $35: http://tinyurl.com/3a7da Adi ... From: J Wolfgang Goerlich To: beam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June...
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The Walker
angry_dwarf12
Jun 5, 2004 12:11 pm
Hey Group. I came across the "guts" from one of those flashing bouncy balls from the dime-a-dozen shops. It runs on 3 watch batteries. But these were flat....
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Ian Davison
mri335
Jun 5, 2004 2:22 pm
well i guess LED's burn out from the current being too high that runs trough them, thus why most circuits have a resistor in front of or behind an LED. the...
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Wilf Rigter
wilf_nv
Jun 5, 2004 2:43 pm
right on Ian. wilf ... From: Ian Davison To: beam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [beam] burning LEDS? well i guess LED's...
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Cliff
droidmakr
Jun 5, 2004 6:25 pm
I came across this and it reminded me of a discussion on the list way back when. I think Frankindaddy will find it especially interesting since he started the...
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RandyL
randylistadd...
Jun 5, 2004 9:13 pm
The schematic representation of a battery is a voltage source, combined with a resistance in series, which represents the internal resistance of the battery....
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Ian Davison
mri335
Jun 5, 2004 9:22 pm
aha good call. internal resistance is always the word i'm looking for....
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Juan A Cubillo
jacubilloro2000
Jun 5, 2004 10:04 pm
I've been thinking of building my first walker, but the only gearmotors I have acces to are servos. I remember someone said that servos are too noisy and that...
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Juan A Cubillo
jacubilloro2000
Jun 5, 2004 10:16 pm
It's done. Juan Cubillo CostaRican Beamer!!! ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. ...
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beam@yahoogroups.com
Jun 5, 2004 10:18 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the beam group. File : /RC Car With...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 5, 2004 10:32 pm
... You could be in luck, Juan. If your Servos have the electronics intact, you might want to consider building a Servocore. If you have already hacked your...
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Richard Piotter
richfiles
Jun 5, 2004 11:09 pm
I have a freakishly large quantity of 3.3 volt Xilinx XC9536XL "Complex Programable Logic Device" (CPLD) chips. These chips allow you to program logic circuits...
