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Subject: 
RE: PipeXplorer
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 00:25:25 GMT
Original-From: 
Carl G. Schaefer, Jr. <cgschaef@futurelinkinc.ANTISPAMcom>
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I'm confident the CyberMaster radio link might be able to pick
the tower even on long pipes if I place it near the opening, so I
might be able to command the unit it by hand using a joystick or keyboard.

The pipe in effect becomes a wave guide.  Interesting physics problem.  I
would be very interested to see whether this works.

Good luck.

Carl



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  PipeXplorer
 
I'm thinking in building a bot for exploring pipes and conduits with my CyberMaster. Here's the idea: It must be small enough to fit inside a pipe and also to be able to make turns without major problems (although turns are not my first priority). (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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