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Subject:	Re: an idea, can someone tell me if this is possible/been done before/etc?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:12:16 GMT
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> > Imagine that I add the RCX to this robot. One RCX output controls the > forward/backward switches of Quad242. A second RCX output controls the turn/not > turn switches of Quad242. Much lighter than 1 RCX per leg !!! > > This leaves one motor output and three sensor inputs free to use for sensing and > reacting to the environment. Also the infra-red port can be used for remote > control. I guess the third output should control the Walk/Don't Walk function, perhaps directly driving compressor motor? Philo

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		Re: an idea, can someone tell me if this is possible/been done before/etc?
(...) Ahh, yes. Not walking is an important part of the behavior :^) I'll probably have the third output control a pole reversor switch. Battery power -> pole reversor -> RC racer motor (or two?) -> pumps. I want a powerful compressor. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: an idea, can someone tell me if this is possible/been done before/etc?
(...) My Quad242 has the ability to walk forward and backward, as well as turn right or left. Currently pneumatic switches, acting as pneumatic polarity reversors, need to be manually flipped to change from behavior to behavior. These behavior (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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