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Re: The Clague - Sophie Project
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 12 Apr 2004 01:29:35 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Mitchell Lichtenberg wrote:
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In lugnet.technic, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Kevin, in preparation for our co-build, what sorts of ideas would
you like to pursue; ie... what kind of bot would you like to build?
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Or, what would the rest of you like to see us build?
Thoughts?
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May I put in a request for a set of simple but interesting pneumatic bots
that 10-14 year olds could build and in so doing learn about some of the
basics of pneumatics, pneumatic circuits, etc.? Four to six small bots, each
getting at some aspect of pneumatics would be a very positive contribution to
those of us who are teaching the next generation of AFOLs.
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I offer this little bot:
http://www.kclague.net/pedmatic/index.htm
and these larger scale bipeds:
http://www.kclague.net/pneumaped/index.htm
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=61523
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Yes, I could probably design these myself, but I’m a teacher not a builder
and there’s nothing good about creating a Rube Goldberg contraption with
kids, watching it break down,and losing the entire conceptual thread of the
class.
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I’d be willing to create building instructions for some of these if you’d like.
I’m close to finishing up documentation for the little one. It is my favorite.
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Here’s a starter. Would someone out there please take Hempel’s motorized
pump design and change it around so that it will accommodate the larger
pumps, which in turn could be used in combination with an RCX to power some
pneumatic apparatus?
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I’m pretty sure that Eric and I are looking at something a bit more gandiose
than the small bots you are describing.
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I hope you and/or others will accept this challenge and produce some
teachable bots that kids can build and learn from.
Mitch Lichtenberg
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Kevin
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) Snip----- (...) May I put in a request for a set of simple but interesting pneumatic bots that 10-14 year olds could build and in so doing learn about some of the basics of pneumatics, pneumatic circuits, etc.? Four to six small bots, each (...) (20 years ago, 12-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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