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Re: PipeXplorer
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 23 Dec 1998 21:18:07 GMT
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CyberUser <cyberuser@mksftwre.demon/StopSpam/.co.uk>
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In message <4.1.19981223125736.00a090f0@195.61.90.220>, Laurentino
Martins <lmartins@marktest.pt> writes
> Anybody ever seen a similar project?
Yes - check out Gantenbrink's robot which was used to explore shafts
inside the Giza pyramid. This one cost a lot of money though! It had to
travel about 200 feet with only about 8 inch cross-section. You might
get some ideas for the expanding structure and treads though.
It also had a colour camera with zoom on it and a laser pointer to shine
into cracks.
Anyone know how of a small legal video transmitter of sensible price to
avoid a cable? The actual camera can be CCD a few centimetres square so
that is not a problem.
Dennis
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CyberUser
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| (...) I remember seeing the show on Discovery. Didn't it end up getting completely stuck after it triggered a "booby trap" where a chunk of stone fell into a pre-designed notch in the shaft? (...) Transmitting the video would be much better. They (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Well, the project didn't even started yet, but I'm thinking on it seriously. I see some problems in design because I'm a LEGO purist and I'm not sure if I can make it small enough to be of any use. Also, I don't know yet if I can devise a way to (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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