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Re: Problem with auto-steering mechanism.
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Date: 
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 17:41:45 GMT
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In article <3DBBFED4.9070104@airmail.net>,
Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.net> wrote:
If a toy maker had to invent something like that today, he'd use two
motors and a computer without ever considering something this
elegant.

Yes, exactly, look at Mark Tilden. His "robots" don't do anything more
than these ancient Bump-and-Go style toys, and people think he's a
genius! He demonstrates how he can break legs on his "robots" and they
keep on trying to work, but so does a wind-up toy.

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(...) Yes - I realised that and posted a photo of the new mechanism yesterday. (URL) The front bogey can rotate about its vertical axis about (let's call it) (...) ...well...I used a single wheel. (...) Right. The problem with making it work (...) (22 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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