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Re: Sensor information & Extreme Creatures
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 17 Dec 1998 04:52:41 GMT
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Peter Hesketh <pbh@phesk.demon.=AntiSpam=co.uk>
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In article <36783E8B.7C3D@virgin.net>, Barry Bott
<barry.bott@virgin.net> writes
Another usefull sensor might be a set of metal probes that
could distinguish between conductors and non conductors. Might be useful
for a free ranging robot that picks up all those loose coins that fall
on the floor!

Coins on the floor are no problem.  What we need is a robot which finds
coins down the side of the settee.
--
Regards - Peter Hesketh, Mynyddbach, Mon.
Forty reasons why a dog is better than a woman: number 13
"Anyone can get a good-looking dog."



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(...) site: (...) I don't think any sensor using a thermistor will be really succesfull, probably the best technique is to use a pyroelectric sensor, Maplin in England sell them, Radio Shack in the States must. The pyroelectric sensor is an IR (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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