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Re: PnP, an NXT-based "industrial" robot
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Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:37:42 GMT
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Brian,
This is a nice robot. Ive not been on RTL for a bit (computer angst) but this
was a nice video and robot to watch.
Keep up the good work
Regards
Chris
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Brian Davis wrote:
> OK, I had to post this in rtl because I confess the main inspiration for this
> was watching Ian's amazing LEGO industrial P&P automations over the years. This
> isn't nearly as fast as his, but it's the first time I've captured a motion I
> really like, and I'm happy with the extensibility of it:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZolqjEnhB4
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> OK, it could use a better name, but still. The other inspiration for this was a
> contest I was in a while ago, to replicate a cube of 2x4 bricks. A lot of the
> folks involved seemed to think that the lack of easy linear mechanism in the NXT
> set was a significant problem. I didn't see it quite that way, at least not when
> I had all these motor encoders "free" with the NXT, and decided to base mine
> entirely on non-linear motion. I didn't quite finish it (gearing to push the
> 2x4's firmly together was a stumbling point), but really liked the manipulative
> mechanism, so I improved it and started testing it. Since one of these "arms"
> only needs two NXT motors, two NXT sets could drive three of these setups,
> leading to a fun looking assembly line.
>
> I'll toss some pics up on Brickshelf if anyone is interested, but really, this
> is awfully simple - most folks here could replicate it from the video alone.
> It's just fun to watch it work with that precision for a long period of time.
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| (...) Thank you. Like I said, you guys (rtl) are at least partially responsible (or to blame) for this, so I thought I'd flag it your way. (...) Well, speaking of computer angst, I only realized after the fact that PnP can literally push it's own (...) (18 years ago, 17-Sep-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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