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Re: Robotic Wheelchair
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:38:23 GMT
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Jason Jenkins <jenkins@SAYNOTOSPAMai.sri.com>
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How true. But, to be fair, some 25 lb. things are easier to catch than others.
What a silly little discussion this is! ;]
> 25 lbs is 25 lbs
> -S.I. Newton
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> Nick Goetz wrote:
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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 ...
> > > 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.
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| Jason Jenkins wrote in message <199907021838.LAA203...RI.COM>... (...) Indeed. This is beginning to rival the infamous "angular velocity" debate from a couple weeks ago! (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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