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Re: Pneumatics and MindStorms
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 7 Jan 1999 01:47:56 GMT
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Check out http://www.weirdrichard.com
Click on "Activities" and then "Lesson Five".
Lots of non-claw pneumatics ideas and one of Matt's Spider,
which doesn't sound like a four-wheeled robot, but still
uses pneumatics to move the legs.
Re: the thermistor. You may need to put it in a tube
like the lego version in order to directionalize the
temperature reading. Or maybe not -- I'm just guessing.
Robert Wallace
robertw@netcom.com
"Kevin A. Saddi" wrote:
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> Currently, I have the pneumatics from the Search Sub and planning to get
> more cylinders, tubing, and a compressor. Does anybody have ideas that
> they would like to share about implementing pneumatics into robots other
> than using it for claws/hands (I think I'm a little tired of makin'
> those :P)? Such as using pneumatics for legs on walking robots,etc. I
> once saw some guy's webpage that had info on a project of his that used
> pneumatics to actually POWER his four-wheeled robot...Got link?
>
> BTW, this has nothing to do w/ the subject but The Temp Sensor...I don't
> know if mines operating correctly but the temparature only changes when
> you actually touch the thermistor head... Is it supposed to do this or
> is the temparature supposed to change without a contact of the
> thermistor (eg: you put it in a freezer)?? Enough of my rambling!! ;P
>
> --
> Kevin A. Saddi
> kevin-saddi@iname.com
> http://home1.gte.net/ksaddi/
> -
> Go Saints!
> c/o 2002
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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