Hello all it's been a busy year and just finished an especially busy month. The Eastern Canadian Robot Games are over for another year so now I can turn my...
Hi Wolfgang My robots COG seems pretty much in the middle. Distance between front and back feet is 18 cm. Distance between back feet is 18cm. Distance between...
You know, THE book of BEAM. Now, refer to page 115, Solaroller parts. Look at the main storage capacitor. Minimum 4700uF, eh? Now flip over and look at figure...
... First, thank you for the compliment. Being ranked near Wilf is more than I can consider and more than I am due. Yes, the thought has crossed my mind. If I...
Hello Myc, I cannot disagree with your reasoning. I wish I had made a measurement or taken a photograph for better comparision. From memory, Disk Drive's mast...
... Well, that puts my theory of leg design in doubt. Much obliged for the explanation, Jo, for this means I need to build more walkers! (Honest, it is for the...
... It depends upon the desired motion and mechanics at hand. The phase delay determines the gait, roughly speaking. Thus, walking is 90- degrees out of phase,...
Hi Gord, Same here! I don't mind 'borrrowing' parts of the design, and building on it. I'm trying to reverse engineer it also. It really impressed me. Those...
Forgive me, this is probably an idiotic question. You know the new turbot kit? I got one, built it, and played with it. Then, my battery leaked over-night...
Hi Wolfgang, Both of your robots look great! Have you decided which one you are going to enter? I would suggest that if you decide to enter the walker that...
Hi all who are participating in this thread. I talked to the Head Judge for this event and I was informed that every thing was according to the rules. Not that...
Hi, I asked this question earlier and no one responded so I think I wasn't being clear enough in my description of the problem. Whnever I apply power to a...
Hi Rob, I'm not sure exactly what your problem is with the motor not turning. What kind of motor is it? Pager motors are easily damaged and can kinda...
Just swap the resistor and the cap and it will work. wilf ... From: Robert Schwartz To: beam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 6:37 PM Subject:...
What kind of motor are you using? What happens when you shade the solar cell? wilf ... From: rob2713g To: beam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 01,...
Hi Gary, I'm not sure if I am looking at the right drawing but here are a few comments: 1) The transistors (Q1-4) should each have a resistor in series with ...
At 06:38 p.m. 2/12/2005, you wrote: Hi Gary, I'm not sure if I am looking at the right drawing but here are a few comments: 1) The transistors (Q1-4) should...
... Not an Nv, for it would immediately trigger and retrigger, resulting in a high frequency oscillation. There needs to be a delay between change in output...
Hi Wolfgang I've put a photo in the Jo C folder in the photos section. Sorry about the quality; I can't take photos to save myself (just ask my wife). As you...
Here's an article that goes over what they can do, and the English language instructions- http://www.robots-dreams.com/2005/12/walkie_bits_dec.html No details...
Hello Tom, Do your transistor light seeking head circuits display the same chaotic behavior as the OISM? Perhaps two could be employed to make a Turbot. Your...
Thank you, Eric. If we can finish the last Turbot, we will enter it. I finished up the mechanics this morning. The body is a circle 4.8 cm in diameter. That's...
Sharp eyes! I was looking at that yesterday morning while free-forming a MSE. I totally missed the incongruity. This is a good example why writing robotics...
... Thank you, Jo. This suggests an experiment. Good. Here is something new to add to my project list, and perhaps a suggestion to those students working on...
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