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[Woefully off topic] Feel the .sig Luke...
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Thu, 2 Mar 2000 21:38:28 GMT
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(Not a flame, troll or even a complaint !)
The Jedi Master wrote:
> You can order a replacement IR tower from Lego Shop at Home.
> --Jedi Wilcox
> (Doug Wilcox)
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Perhaps I am showing my age, but I remember a time whe there was a usenet 'rule'
that you should never make a post where the content is shorter than your .sig
;-).
There was another 'rule' that let you post off-topic if you included an:
Ob-Lego
I'm thinking about how to design a machine that can climb real-live household
stairs - as
well as move about flat surfaces. I've seen designs for robots that can climb
obstacles, but
not as big as a step. I'm thinking of something along the lines of a six wheeled
robot.
Two Y shaped ferris wheel thingys with a wheel at the end of each spoke (two
wheels in
contact with the ground at any one time). When the robot detects a stair or
obstacle, it
could shift its weight and rotate the Y forward. Has anyone seen anything like
this ?
Critically, I think the centre of gravity must be higher than the step for this
to work.
bad ascii art:
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-Simon
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