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Re: My ultimate project
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:23:03 GMT
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Lewis, James C. <jclewis@time-and-money(saynotospam).com>
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Come to think of it, even the animal rights activists couldn't object if you
used a disabled (or perhaps obese) turtle--- it would be sort of a powered
wheelchair for turtles.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lewis, James C. <jclewis@time-and-money.com>
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: My ultimate project
> You should try it! Your idea is very original and at the very least you
> could probably publish your results, positive or negative, in a number of
> different publications. Just look out for those animal activists!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Shafer <joel@connect.net>
> To: Laurentino Martins <lau@mail.telepac.pt>
> Cc: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: My ultimate project
>
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> > Now that is wild! I would love to hear your results.
> >
> > At 11:29 PM 4/19/99 +0100, you wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been thinking (probably too much) about my ultimate project, and I • had
> > > this wildest idea I remember never having in a lot of years...
> > >
> > > All my bots are stupid. I know that I don't have the power to make them
> > > intelligent, so I'm condemned to build stupid bots.
> > > The only intelligence in my bots is mine and they do what I want (most of
> > > the time), so there's no surprise in anything they do.
> > > What about if the intelligence wasn't mine? It wouldn't be interesting to
> > > see what another intelligence would do?
> > > Another intelligence... intelligence... my dog? Nahhh, too big. The gold
> > > fish? too wet ... what about the turtle!?!?
> > >
> > > And then it struck me!! What about creating a bionic enhancement to my
> > > turtle!? She's about 15 cm long, just the right size. I would strap her
> > > gently to the bot, put a couple of touch sensors under it's feet and a • touch
> > > sensor in a forward bumper. Then, each time she wants to walk she moves • the
> > > feet and the track on that side would move accordingly to her movements.
> > > I could create a program that would drive the bot very gently and with an
> > > auto-reverse feature if bumps into a wall. She doesn't even need a helmet
> > > because she hides the head at the least sign of danger. (]:)
> > > And maybe, just maybe she can learn to drive the bot and start behaving
> > > normal, like if it was a bionic implant! :-)
> > > An ultimate project I can build... Somebody stop me please!! =:-o
> > >
> > > PS: Don't worry about the turtle. Her safety and well-being is my highest
> > > priority. :-)
> > > Besides, I probably will never build the bot anyway, and that's why I • call
> > > it my ultimate project.
> > >
> > > Any other wild ideas? :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Laurentino Martins
> > >
> > > [mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt]
> > > [http://www.terravista.pt/Enseada/2808/]
> > >
> > > --
> > > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
> >
> >
> > Joel Shafer joel@connect.net
> >
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
>
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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