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Re: robotica on TLC
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 11 Apr 2001 23:28:17 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Mike Morrow writes:
> Wow, imagine my surprise when our web tracking software indicated we were
> getting hits from a newsgroup I'd never heard of! I'm glad it did, because
> I've found a great deal of useful information here.
Heh, Glad you found it useful!
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> As for the pictures, Nathan, you are correct. We, like many other teams, use
> Legos to prototype and test out ideas. I would say 20%-30% of combat "robot"
> builders are avid Lego enthusiasts.
Hmmm...I wonder how many Lego enthusiasts are also combat robot enthusiasts:)
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> U3386 is a shot of the early pre-juggerbot development days. From
> left-to-right is 1)a functional model of my 1987 Dodge Ramcharger's central
> axle disconnect, 2)an early walker concept of mine (it didn't work:), and 3)an
> early drivetrain concept- it could switch drive direction 90 degrees almost
> instantly by pneumatically extending/retracting an offset set of drive wheels.
Sounds like you really know you Lego Technic, I thought you might only be
using them to illustrate ideas. BTW, do you have any pictures of the
Ramcharger? A similar model was posted here not long ago, though I think it
was Chevy.
> U3696 has our JuggerBot kinematic model on the left. This is a Znap frame with
> Technics mechanics. It was intended to test our concepts of angle of
> approach/departure. I illustrated this with Legos in the pre-contest Robotica
> background filming at my house. I'm not sure if they'll use it- won't know
> until the episode airs next week.
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> As for the whole robot controversy, I agree that these are not "robots" but
> giant RC toys. Some people do have on-board processing for certain tasks or
> subsystems, but these devices still require human control for the most part.
> But BattleRC or Radio-Controllica just doesn't have the same ring to it I
> suppose.
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> Mike
> Team Lead
> TEAM:JuggerBot
> www.juggerbot.com
> TLC Robotica Episode 105- April 18th, 2001
> Battlebots May, 2001
Thanks for responding, I hope I can get a 'giant RC toy' competition going
at my high school next year:)
-Nathan
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