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RE: How much weight can a LEGO chassis carry around?
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 9 Dec 2005 16:34:32 GMT
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Dennis L Hitzeman <DLHITZEMAN@AMERITECHihatespam.NET>
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What about mounting the laptop on a caster platform similar to the syncro
platform mentioned earlier, but without all of the drive components. A
single set of drive elements, mounted in the middle of the platform, could
provide locomotion, while the rest of the wheels can just cast about in the
desired direction.
Btw, first post, etc.
Dennis
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-----Original Message-----
From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com] On Behalf Of
Joe Strout
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 10:39 AM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: How much weight can a LEGO chassis carry around?
In lugnet.robotics, Nathan Colyer <ncoly1@eq.edu.au> wrote:
> It might work to make a robot that tows the laptop on a trailer setup?
Ah, sort of the 18-wheeler approach to carrying heavy loads. That's not a
bad
idea; certainly it solves the axle-support and skid-steering problems. But
it
makes the steering code a much harder problem, doesn't it? I can imagine my
poor bot getting stuck in a dead-end hallway, having a hard time turning
itself
around.
Still, it's a possibility. Thanks for the suggestion.
Best,¬
– Joe
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| (...) Yes, that's not a bad idea -- nor is the synchro platform, except that that seems a bit complex (and expensive) for me. If I wanted complex and expensive, I'd be building the chassis out of Lexan or aluminum instead of LEGO. :) The trouble (...) (19 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: How much weight can a LEGO chassis carry around?
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| (...) Ah, sort of the 18-wheeler approach to carrying heavy loads. That's not a bad idea; certainly it solves the axle-support and skid-steering problems. But it makes the steering code a much harder problem, doesn't it? I can imagine my poor bot (...) (19 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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