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Re: ...I almost peed! (Or: VIDEO of the most amazing thing ever)
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Wed, 19 Mar 2003 15:37:02 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno writes:
> I looked at that video, as did bruce. I enjoyed watching the little
> pallets move around. it was neat. BUT as we have discussed before, what
> I might enjoy in robotics is not what you enjoy.
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> do you remember how I sent you the link to those self-reconfigurable
> robot..
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> http://www2.parc.com/spl/projects/modrobots/chain/polybot/
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> ( all -- you might have to do some drilling but if you have the time the
> sight is well worth the read. )
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> Iain, I thought you would freak out over that sight.... yet all you
> said was "eh" you then proceeded to explain that you liked big
> industrial robots, and we agreed that people, like fish, can like
> different things.
You have a good point, I supose I just get terribly overexcited about
machinery and things in general.
ie, http://www.canadas-wonderland.com/i/assets/newslgcon2.jpg
See, this is going to be (to me) the most incredibly mechanical ride on
Earth. The weldments... the weldments are soooooo good.
I can't say "I can understand how people wouldn't find it interesting"
because I can't see someone looking at it and going "That's stupid" or
whatever. :)
But then I think knitting is boring and stupid. As well as whipping eggs.
alt.egg-whip
Iain
PS - those little robots are pretty stupid. :P
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