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RE: FetchBot, The Truck and patents
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:38:22 GMT
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Earle Clubb <eclubb@vt*nomorespam*.edu>
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Me too!!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jakob Nebeker [mailto:jakob@writeme.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 1998 9:06 AM
> To: Ben Williamson
> Subject: Re: FetchBot, The Truck and patents
>
>
> Hey, your 'bots RULE!! I especially liked the fetchbot, the way you
> move the arm up and down AND close the claw with only one motor. Would
> you mind giving a more detailed explanation of how that works?
>
> PV
>
> Ben Williamson wrote:
> >
> > I've just added two new robots my homepage:
> >
> > http://www.pobox.com/~benw/lego/
> >
> > The FetchBot searches for dark objects to grab, lift and deposit
> > elsewhere. The grabber and the arm are driven by one motor. The
> > page includes an animation of the arm grabbing a block, and photos
> > of the gearing and cams that make it work.
> >
> > The Truck is a robotic tractor-trailer vehicle with rack-and-pinion
> > steering. The tractor contains sensors and the steering and • drive motors,
> > while the trailer carries the RCX controller and an earthmover. • The Truck
> > can back up in a straight line by using the sensors to determine if the
> > trailer is off centre.
> >
> > BTW, I got some fun feedback from The Probe robot that I posted earlier,
> > including mail from someone who works for Digital Instruments.
> > Apparently they hold the patent on the technique that my robot • uses, they
> > just do it on a somewhat finer (nano) scale. Sounds like a theme for a
> > competition: how many patents can you infringe using Lego? :)
> >
> > Hope you enjoy the new models,
> >
> > - Ben.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Ben Williamson benw@pobox.com http://www.pobox.com/~benw/
> >
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Purple Viking (Jakob Nebeker) ____________________________
> email: jakob@writeme.com | the sentence below is false
> ICQ : 6245080 | the sentence above is true
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| Hey, your 'bots RULE!! I especially liked the fetchbot, the way you move the arm up and down AND close the claw with only one motor. Would you mind giving a more detailed explanation of how that works? PV (...) ---...--- Purple Viking (Jakob (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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