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Re: Junkyard Wars (Was Re: robotica on TLC)
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 7 Apr 2001 02:14:59 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail/Spamcake/.net>
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"Steven B. Combs" wrote:
> I have heard that Junkyard Wars will be moving to California.
They already showed a handful of episodes with all-American teams - although
it wasn't entirely clear where they'd done the filming. It *looked* like
they might have flown everyone to UK to save the cost of rebuilding the set.
> Also, I notice that they are looking for ideas.
> Maybe we should all visit the web site and suggest that we would like to see
> an autonomous robot that does "blank." Then we could see if TLC could
> actually have someone create a real robot for display on TV. Think they
> could seed the junkyard with Mindstorm parts?
Dunno - with the right people, maybe they could reprogram some of the
microcontrollers ripped from one of the cars? Cars have a bunch of
sensors on them - and various actuators....I bet you'd have what you
need if you could get the documentation and replace the EPROM's.
You could probably build some kind of a punched card or paper tape reader
and use that as some kind of a 'sequencer' to produce a complex performance.
Something like an old musical box - with a motor driven drum covered in nails
that would make or break electrical contacts...you could have them *BUILD*
a computer!
If they seeded the scrapheap with something like an old electromechanical
telephone exchange, there could be HUNDREDS of relays and other useful parts.
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| (...) My 6 year-old daughter and I enjoy a nice big bowl of popcorn each Monday night while we watch Junkyard Wars. I have heard that Junkyard Wars will be moving to California. Has anyone else heard that rumor. Also, I notice that they are looking (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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