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Re: Back wheel construction advice
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 16 Mar 2003 22:26:45 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.net+saynotospam+>
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Vance P. Frickey wrote:
> How big is the robot? If we're talking -Lego scale, maybe an actual ball
> mouse would be an answer - you can get very small ones meant to be used with
> laptops.
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> Think about it - you're in the right approximate size range AND you get
> accurate 2-axis motion encoding in a TINY package, axles, encoders,
> everything appropriately placed, in the bargain.
I disagree. Look more carefully at your mouse. It's weight (and the
weight of your hand) is supported by the little plastic feet. The
ball rolls on the desktop but it doesn't support any weight.
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| How big is the robot? If we're talking -Lego scale, maybe an actual ball mouse would be an answer - you can get very small ones meant to be used with laptops. Think about it - you're in the right approximate size range AND you get accurate 2-axis (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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