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Re: SSClagorpion
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:32:12 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> I just had a silly, yet kind of cool idea.
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> I'm not sure what you know about the Spybots, but if you have two Spybots, then
> from Spybot A, you can tell the direction, distance, and orientation of Spybot
> B. (yes, from A you can tell which direction B is facing, relative to A)
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> Also, it would be pretty easy to come up with a differential drive, motor
> powered walker built around the body of a Spybot. So some additional Spybots
> could be turned into baby scorpions. Actually, they kind of look like scorpions
> in their natural state.
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> So, it wouldn't be hard to write a program and make a family that can follow
> it's dad, SSClagorpion, and move in formation.
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> Imagine, one of them gets bumped, and they all attack!
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> Steve
I have two gigamesh bodies floating around here somewhere.
Kevin
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: SSClagorpion
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| (...) Are you sure you guys aren't shilling for the Lego company? I've kind of avoided Spybots as an unnecessary expense. Now I'm thinking of buying all 4. (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: SSClagorpion
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| (...) hmm. Here's an interesting idea. How many Spybots do you think we can get to show up at Brickfest? :) Talk about a big flock.... or swarm... What do you call a group of scorpions? Steve (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion
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| I just had a silly, yet kind of cool idea. I'm not sure what you know about the Spybots, but if you have two Spybots, then from Spybot A, you can tell the direction, distance, and orientation of Spybot B. (yes, from A you can tell which direction B (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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