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Space Shuttle - quite a model!
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 7 May 2002 00:42:55 GMT
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Hi All:
I was lucky enough to get a mint sealed Space Shuttle kit (8480) on EBay
recently at a good price. I must say, I am quite impressed by the clever
engineering incorporated in the model. Particularly interesting is the
function gearshift mechanism that allows a single motor to perform different
tasks (open/close the bay doors, raise/lower the payload boom, rotate the
payload left/right, and turn the fiber-optic unit left/right).
The mechanical raise/lower/lock mechanism for the landing gear is also
clever.
I know these aren't directly related to robotics, but there may be ways to
incorporate these ideas into robotics designs. Anyway, I had a lot of fun
building this - it's the most complex construction I've done yet - and I
wanted to share a little of the fun.
-- Russ
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