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  Spirograph Formulas??
 
Hi, all! My daughter and I have built a robot that holds a piece of sidewalk chalk and draws "spirograph-like" patterns on the side walk. No sensors, it really just executes a repeated path with an off set. Then I remembered an old math teacher had (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Spirograph Formulas??
 
Funny, I went to google right after I posted and found those same sites. Cool, aren't they? No pics of the result of the robo-graph, but soon. I have to redesign the chalk holder assembly first. Did you ever notice that the minute you add a non (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Spirograph Formulas??
 
in article 3923F01F.2834EA50@idt.net, Dan Novy at lego-robotics@crynwr.com wrote on 5/18/00 6:29 AM: (...) Cool! Any pictures available on the web somewhere? (...) I typed "spirograph" into my favorite search engine (www.google.com) and came up with (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Spirograph Formulas??
 
I wrote a director program once to graph those equations and made it into a shockwave movie. Ill see if i can't dig it up. b ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Spirograph Formulas??
 
I had better luck using felt tip markers and butcher paper that was masking taped to the floor. You dont need to apply near as much preasure as you do with chalk. b ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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