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Subject: 
Ant pheromones
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 17:57:54 GMT
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Jonathan Spitz <JSPIAR@YAHOO.COMsaynotospam.AR>
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As I wrote in my last mail I'm planing to build a system for robots guidance
and communication similar to ants. I can't get a big enough paper and I
can't paint my floor so anyone has an idea of how to 'draw' a path without
damaging my floor. The idea of using lego pieces is good but the robot could
accidentaly move them and miss the path.
Best wishes,
Jonathan



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  Re: Ant pheromones
 
(...) Is your floor carpet or hard? Makes a diff. Have it dispense reflective stickers on the floor every so far. Then when you're done playing just peel them up. You could even go around and peel them up to emulate the evaporation of the pheremone. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Ant pheromones
 
It does work - drywipe pens and horizontal white boards I mean - I worte a paper on my Lego ant laying trails for Ants 2002; sadly rejected. However, this combination works well, and my robot can raise and lower a pen depending on its internal (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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