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Re: A Beautiful Machine prototype and perhaps a challenge/idea
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 12 May 2006 02:27:41 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Rafe Donahue wrote:
> Computer scientists might know of Claude E. Shannon, considered the
> father of digital communication.
>
> He is also less well known for his Most Beautiful Machine, a machine
> that, when turned on, simply turns itself off. (A version can be viewed
> online at http://www.kugelbahn.ch/sesam_e.htm )
>
> My prototype Lego Beautiful Machine can be found on brickshelf when
> moderated (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=182772).
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> When a user turns on the machine by moving a switch at the top of the
> tower, the motor raises the scissors arm to shut it off. That's it.
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> The trick is that the machine is actually off at the end of the cycle,
> not just in a low power monitoring mode.
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> A deep link to the machine in its off state:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/rafeman/beautiful-machine/dvc00108.jpg
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> Turning itself off:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/rafeman/beautiful-machine/dvc00113.jpg
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> Retracting to its rest state:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/rafeman/beautiful-machine/dvc00111.jpg
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> Movie of the machine (approx 15 sec, 3.7KB):
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/rafeman/beautiful-machine/beautiful_machine.wmv
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> So, the challenge or idea: a room full of beautiful machines at
> brickfest, a room full of machines that simply turn themselves off once
> they have been turned on.
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> Or maybe a beautiful machine as part of the GBC.
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> Or maybe a chain of machines that simply turn on the next one and then
> turn themselves off.
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> Thoughts?
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> Rafe
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> p.s. Hope I have done the links right (my first post with photos or
> links). If I have failed, please advise on proper technique and manners.
Turning itself off is a feature? ;oP
I've spent a lot of time making pneumatic circuits that accidntally shut
themselves off..... LOL!
Very nice!
Kevin
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