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Re: Building my first Mecha with an RCX - advice please?
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 12 Jul 2001 03:44:22 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Edward Cox writes:
> > Hi, I am about to embark on building my very first Mecha and intend to
> > incorporate the Mindstorms RCX unit (with motors/light sensor/etc.).
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> Yes very cool.
Thanks - let's wait and see how I go.
> > Does anyone have some advice they can offer? Should a Mech use bi-ped
> > walking or wheels?
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> um,.......what part of the Mech do you want the 3 motor ports to control?
> how dow you want the sensors to fit into the design?
I guess that primarily two of the motors would handle the legs or wheels for
direction.
Next I'd have at least one motor to raise or lower arms.
Of course I hadn't forgotten the head - so I'd use a 2nd RCX to add MORE power.
The Head would rotate and incorporate a Light Sensor for searching and
direction. The Head would probably use the MicroMotor for rotation.
And then there's the Touch Sensors which would probably be part of the
feet/legs to deal with objects. :-)
Sound like I'm on the right track? Sounds like this may end up bigger than
Ben Hur.
> > Are there some sites around that provide some building instructions to
> > assist me?
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> Are you familiar with these?
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> www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Legomaster
Thanks!
Ed.
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