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| | | "Micah J. Mabelitini" <micahx@kih.net> wrote in message news:3AB7204C.1AAE5E...kih.net... (...) Great model. Would the solar cell power an RCX unit? I built a large model of the Mars Rover using an RCX and adding a Solar Panel would be great (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta)
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| | | | | Re: Solar-Powered Hexapod Walker —Henry Chea
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| | | | | Regarding the solar powered walker and the mars rover, both are cool looking robots! I find that solar panel particularly interesting. Perhaps put a solar panel on each side, with each panel connected to one side of the robot... So when there is (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta)
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| | | | | | | Re: Solar-Powered Hexapod Walker —Micah J. Mabelitini
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| | | | | | | Henry OneTimeCRX wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Yup, I had the same idea a few days ago. Use two laterally symmetrical solar cells, angled outward A-frame style. Connect the solar cells to the motor on the side opposite of them and you'd have an (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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| | | | | | | Re: Solar-Powered Hexapod Walker —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | "Henry OneTimeCRX" <hchea@kungstorget.nu> wrote in message news:3AB79780.921F8D...rget.nu... (...) Yes. That is just like the real one. So it can turn within its own circle to improve manouverability It turns by turning in the wheels, then running (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta)
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| | | | | Re: Solar-Powered Hexapod Walker —Micah J. Mabelitini
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| | | | (...) I couldn't possibly imagine a single solar cell powering an RCX. Maybe an array of ten? The solar cell barely has the juice to drive the 5225 motor, and that's both under direct sunlight and under a 2 million candlepower spotlight at 6 inches. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta)
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| | | | | | Re: Solar-Powered Hexapod Walker —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | "Micah J. Mabelitini" <micahx@kih.net> wrote in message news:3AB7A891.656ABF...kih.net... (...) Well I guess that would make my model even more like the real thing. i.e. covered in solar cells regards lawrence (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dacta)
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