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Re: What rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs...
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Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:25:24 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno writes:

> > A stepfeeder!  Great idea.

> you once talked about a rolling  feeder when i asked how real world
> materials handling was done.    one day while pondering this in lego I
> thought about step feeding.  I banged to gether a quick proof of
> concept, then got called to dinner.
> 
> I think it could work.

I think so, too!  The step width has to be slightly over half the diameter
of the part being picked up - that's so that any bunching up or clogs fall
over the edge leting only one part continue up.

> > Sigh.  I can't find a url.

> neither could I.  they exist, but it was just quicker to send the dog
> URL.  I'll try to find you a penguin.

Penguins, aww :)

I wish MarineLand had penguins.  They're soooo cute!  I once considered
switching to Linux becuase of the penguin theme.  Little chubby penguin.  Aww...

> >  We have dialup here, and that's over a network.
> > It's so slow.  But you know, it's the same thing, -puppies +penguins.

> this cracks me up.
> 
> A fancy leading edge robotics materials company

-giggles-

:)

> and you SHARE dial-up over a network.

We can't get high speed in Ayr!

>  were ate you located "Aeir" (sp) ??

Are you trying to speak Olde Englishe?

"Where for art thou located in thus Ayr?"  or some crap?

> BTW on my drive to milton I drove passed a place called Fanuc Robotics.
> who are they?

You're joking right?  They're only like, the world's largest robot company,
ever.  :)  We used to buy motors and drives from them for our robots (the
VMR3 you saw at PLAST-EX was using Fanuc motors and drives).  But not anymore.

    Iain



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(...) OH, I see, your thought is to carry the axle vertically? no that cant work cause you have axle length from 2 - 12 units. my thought was to make a step 12 units wide this would carry all lengths up.. humm this would not solve how to deal with (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) you once talked about a rolling feeder when i asked how real world materials handling was done. one day while pondering this in lego I thought about step feeding. I banged to gether a quick proof of concept, then got called to dinner. I think (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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