Hiya Ajay, Tom, & Wolf. Someone have a link for recurrent neural networks for like dummies? Thanks BillN...
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Bill Westfield
westfw
Jun 30, 2005 1:08 am
... Well, no. It was a very long time ago :-) ... I think part of the problem was scaling down to mouse-sized needle, suture thread, and tweezers. Hemostats,...
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roboanalogtom
Jun 30, 2005 3:19 am
Hi Bill, Try these. www.netnam.vn/unescocourse/knowlegde/62.htm www.informationblast.com/Neural_network.html Also try the book, "Introduction to the Theory of...
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Juan Cubillo
jacubilloro2000
Jun 30, 2005 9:06 am
My idea: I've always been trying to use the color detection circuits on some fun project and I think this is my chance to do it. Step 1: Build a simple line...
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Jun 30, 2005 12:03 pm
I was originally thinking of using some sort of summing op-amp DAC to produce a variable analog output to control the speed. The inputs (4 bit, for example)...
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Dave Lag
daveismissing
Jun 30, 2005 12:47 pm
Just a thought: How about something closer to existing conventions, ie; traffic lights ( ok, I know- blue doesn't fit) red- "almost" stopped green - go like...
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mycroft2152
Jun 30, 2005 2:08 pm
Adding a color sensor increases the complexity as well as the cost. It's a great WOW factor though. Consider using a control line on the right for speeding up...
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jsnelsonone
Jun 30, 2005 2:31 pm
Give the bot the ability to write lines of It's own and things get really interesting. Ants do something like this with smell, maybe the lines could be made by...
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David Howard
hyzn8r
Jun 30, 2005 2:36 pm
I'd think that you could have a dashed control line that controls a slow PWM type drive. Solid line is the fastest and the shorter the dash the slower the...
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David Treadwell
fredferrocene
Jun 30, 2005 3:03 pm
Just a thought along the lines of ant trails: Draw lines with a fluorescent ink that is otherwise invisible or nearly so. If you don't use too much ink, foot...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 30, 2005 3:08 pm
... Craig Maynard experimented with line-following ecosystems. He used the modified Cybugs. J Wolfgang Goerlich Related Links: 1. Craig Maynard, "Beehive (was:...
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Rich Hansen
dotman000
Jun 30, 2005 3:36 pm
Hello, I'm selling my BEAM stuff, as my job leaves me little time to play with it anymore. I hope some enthusiastic BEAMer can use this stuff! There's an ...
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Craig
dr_bitbucket
Jun 30, 2005 3:41 pm
Hi Wolfgang... Actually, I had great luck with our QueenAnts kit. The phototropism is good enough for and effective line-follower when the eye-stalks are...
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adam
morrows_end
Jun 30, 2005 3:53 pm
I have seen a bunch of good new ideas coming out of this discussion. i like them all. the two that interest me the most is the dashed line for motor speed,...
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adam
morrows_end
Jun 30, 2005 5:37 pm
i got a deal on some old servos, so to test them, i built this, it's the fastest one motor i have ever seen.. it's hard to believe it's a 1 motor walker! the...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 30, 2005 6:04 pm
Hello Tom ... This reminds me of your earlier comment that the digits in Pi are random yet deterministic. I suppose this also ties into the predictable random...
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J Wolfgang jwgoerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 30, 2005 7:54 pm
Hello group, I thought I might try a more complex Net. I am tinkering with a sensor-laden, single motor Turbot. The design combines light sensors, tilt...
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Dave Lag
daveismissing
Jun 30, 2005 8:27 pm
No pattern to the part number I can see, S for servo M for mini? http://www.sanwa-denshi.co.jp/hobby/op/servo.html...
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David Treadwell
fredferrocene
Jun 30, 2005 9:52 pm
On Jun 30, 2005, at 2:02 PM, J Wolfgang Goerlich wrote: Thank you for the reference. My bookshelf overfloweth. J Wolfgang, This raises a question -- sure,...
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roboanalogtom
Jun 30, 2005 9:57 pm
Howdy Wolfgang, I actually said Pi was chaotic, not random :>) . I'm not aware of any truely random digital process (John von Neumann once said anyone who...
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adam
morrows_end
Jun 30, 2005 10:06 pm
Well, it's not a mini motor. standard servo... Adam...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 30, 2005 10:44 pm
Hello David, There is a reading list on the Beam Wiki. Please add any book that you think is appropriate. ...
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Tom Walker
angry_dwarf12
Jun 30, 2005 10:53 pm
hey group, I've finally perfected my method of removing chips from circuit boards. I got 2x 74hc14's out of a solar light, and I've built the microcore and ...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Jun 30, 2005 11:00 pm
Hello Tom, ... As Coveyou put it, "the generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance." Did you catch the Purdue announcement about Pi as a...
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Tom Walker
angry_dwarf12
Jun 30, 2005 11:32 pm
hey group, I had a look over the oism website and I've been bitten by the slithery things bug. I would like to know,i know i can't make the oism circuitry, but...
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roboanalogtom
Jul 1, 2005 2:40 am
Hey Tom, If you mean you can't build the circuitry due to patent reasons, then don't worry about it. Patents only cover commercial exploitation of an idea- you...
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Tom Walker
angry_dwarf12
Jul 1, 2005 2:58 am
hello everyone, The circuit itself (the OISM one) looks pretty complex, but whether it's the one from the oism site, or one like tilden's, i'd like to make a...
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Juan Cubillo
jacubilloro2000
Jul 1, 2005 3:06 am
In case you don't sell it... How much for the Servos? Juan Cubillo CostaRican Beamer!!! ... From: Rich Hansen To: beam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 30,...
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roboanalogtom
Jul 1, 2005 3:52 am
Hey Wolfgang, Thanks for the link. That article was a good read, it looks like they're throwing a lot of digital processing power at the problem. The article...
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James G Watt
mr_marble_ma...
Jul 1, 2005 6:51 am
I've been searching the web for beam critters that use muscle wire and I've not really come up with anything. Has anyone experimented much with that stuff? ...
