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Re: Robotic Wheelchair
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 2 Jul 1999 03:42:42 GMT
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rmtmd <rmtmd@concentric.net> wrote:
> Watching it climb stairs was impressive, but seeing the chair stand
> upright on two of its four wheels while the occupant caught a 25lb sack
> of lead, all without the robotic chair even appearing to correct its
> balance was amazing.
Hrm. I wonder if things would have been different if the occupant had
caught a 25 lb sack of feathers? Probably.
-Kekoa
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| Most definitely. Since the 25lbs of lead is heavier it was more impressive. But now that I think about it, they never did show what was in the bag. It might have been a trick. -Nick Kekoa Proudfoot wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Anybody catch the segment last night on the robotic wheelchair. I think it was on Dateline. Watching it climb stairs was impressive, but seeing the chair stand upright on two of its four wheels while the occupant caught a 25lb sack of lead, all (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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