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Re: MOC: Brick mixer
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Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:09:04 GMT
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This is so close to being a Turing machine. If it could pick and place from
its own card stack, you'd have a really cool general-purpose computer system!

In lugnet.announce, Philippe Hurbain writes:
You will find the Brick mixer at http://philohome.free.fr/brickmixer/mixer.htm

This device reads a value on a card, then an arm places colored bricks
picked from four feeders on a conveyor belt, ordered according the value read.

You will find here photos, films, code and full building instructions.

Enjoy!

Philo
http://philohome.free.fr



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You're right... But there are quite a few practical issues to address, specially the exact position of bricks on the "Turing strip" to be able to pick them... That strip should also be much longer for any "practical" use (and I'm running short of (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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You will find the Brick mixer at (URL) device reads a value on a card, then an arm places colored bricks picked from four feeders on a conveyor belt, ordered according the value read. You will find here photos, films, code and full building (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics) ! 

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