Hey, I've been trying to get ahold of David Calkins, did he go on vacation or something?? -Dan Gates...
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Jack Buffington
raefsel
Aug 26, 2003 5:56 pm
At this month's monthly meeting we will be having Bob Full come talk to us. Bob is the director of the Berkeley Poly-PEDAL laboratory. He builds walking...
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Jon Nebenfuhr
phx1138
Aug 21, 2003 1:06 am
You can also try Magic shops, they often have powerfull magnets, for doing illusions, that are of a size so they can be hidden in cigerette packages and...
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Jon Nebenfuhr
phx1138
Aug 21, 2003 1:00 am
http://www.maxonmotorusa.com/newproducts/ article.cfm?id=20030708&title=6%20mm%20Brushless%20'Pancake'%20Motor It's so small!!...
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Terry Slocum
illusiveimage
Aug 19, 2003 3:04 pm
Hi Dave, I've never seen any as big as a playing card. You could always use several smaller ones. Electronics Goldmine has some: ...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Aug 19, 2003 5:57 am
Inside every Hard Drive is a set of VERY powerful rare earth magnets. You can get old hard drives everywhere. If your in the Sunnyvale area try Weirdstuff.com ...
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Zach Radding
zsradding
Aug 19, 2003 5:35 am
Try http://www.wondermagnet.com...
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Jonathan Spear
jdspear9
Aug 19, 2003 5:32 am
David, Sometimes I have found good small round or rectangular magnets at the local hardware store. My refrigerator is covered with them. Also, Edmund...
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David Calkins - RSA
askelad
Aug 19, 2003 5:21 am
... -David Calkins, President Robotics Society of America http://www.robotics-society.org ... Silicon shall replace Carbon. The revolution will be automated....
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Jack Buffington
raefsel
Aug 19, 2003 2:50 am
For those of you who are on the list, don't forget about the NUMMI tour tomorrow (19th) at 1:00 PM. They sent these guidelines to follow: MINIMUM age for the...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Aug 17, 2003 6:27 am
We are pleased to announce that RoboMaxx will host the first Nano Sumo Tournament!! These robots are tiny, they can park on a quarter with room to spare. So...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Aug 15, 2003 1:34 am
... If you're going to have a robotic housewife, aren't there more interesting things for it to do? :-) Cheers, Steve OSX freeware and shareware:...
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William Hubbard
kwooda@...
Aug 14, 2003 5:39 pm
I'd like to have a robot that can take care of my cat when I am out of town -- something to give it food and water (and keep its bowl clean) and to clean the...
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Dan Gates
topazx2
Aug 14, 2003 5:57 am
http://www.sorobotics.org/RoboMaxx/ RoboMaxx 2003 is approaching fast, as a matter of fact it's just around the corner. Event dates are the 11th & 12th of...
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XK SAZ
swezlex2
Aug 13, 2003 9:33 pm
... If you mass produce plant watering robots , i'll buy one from you. Attributes would be: knowhow of plants so it doesnt overwater the cacti and underwater...
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tyranosaurusbob
Aug 12, 2003 9:17 pm
Hello everyone, Is anyone interested in working on actual android (~4ft high)? I am looking for people with skills, but newbies are also welcomed (as long as...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Aug 12, 2003 6:32 pm
... How about a motion tracking web camera? Mobile robots don't seem to be smart enough yet to get around well or manipulate real objects, so the only...
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g0042
Aug 12, 2003 4:56 pm
There are a lot of places selling wheels and sprockets, but no place seems to sell wheels with information about which sprockets I should buy for them. For...
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Taylor Leigh
tay0792
Aug 12, 2003 4:53 pm
Hey! I think a robot could be like a home succirity system. With two robots like that one at each end of your front or back door each with a motion alarm and...
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Jack Buffington
raefsel
Aug 10, 2003 3:58 am
I have been seriously thinking about building another "real" robot for a few weeks now. It has been a while since I have done that. Most of my stuff is at...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Aug 8, 2003 8:50 am
http://web.mit.edu/chosetec/www/robo/robostrider.html "The study of live water striders led us to attempt the construction of a mechanical water strider...
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David Calkins - RSA
askelad
Aug 7, 2003 7:59 am
Robot Games a Wild Success! Our Summer Games and Expo was a roaring success! Every room was filled to capacity with every type of robot fan. People who had...
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Taylor Leigh
tay0792
Aug 7, 2003 6:44 am
Well thats a very tough question! I have no idea where you could a 15A Hbridge chip. But keep searching and if you find one let me know because my freind was...
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babakjamali63
Aug 7, 2003 6:44 am
hi i am anew member in ur nice group& i am really glad to join at this group. at first i want to thank from the owner of it. i am a university student& i study...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Aug 4, 2003 5:42 am
Anyone here know if there are any homebrew PDA clubs in the Bay Area? Cheers, Steve OSX freeware and shareware: http://www.dekorte.com/downloads.html...
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Jack Buffington
raefsel
Aug 3, 2003 7:50 am
At today's meeting Terry asked about a 15A Hbridge chip. It looks like they exist but I am not sure where you can get them other than through the manufacturer...
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bstonesfran
Aug 2, 2003 1:49 am
Folks, a heads-up: This Monday, I will be on KQED's morning talk show "Forum" during the 10:00 a.m. hour, talking about my book "Gearheads: the Turbulent Rise...
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DAVID CALKINS
dcalkins@...
Aug 1, 2003 7:22 pm
I'll bring the projector as always. ... From: Jack Buffington [mailto:j1432@...] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:14 PM To: sfrsa@yahoogroups.com ...
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Jack Buffington
raefsel
Aug 1, 2003 7:14 pm
It shouldn't be too much of a problem. Is there any chance that someone can bring a projector to the meeting? That is the only tricky part. I can just write...
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sfrsa@yahoogroups.com
Aug 1, 2003 7:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. SF Monthly Robot Meeting Date: Saturday, August 2, 2003 Time: 12:00PM - 5:00PM PDT (GMT-07:00) Don't forget...
