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Re: A Hand With No Gears Or Pullies
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:44:18 GMT
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Seems really cool. Do you already have pictures of it grabbing or grasping
something?
"David Leeper" <david.leeper@destiny.com> wrote in message
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> Here's the latest update on my android project. It's a hand that uses no • gears
> or pullies. Instead, a method of springs and cables is used. The result is • a
> strudy, compact, lifelike design. The prototype hand, along with design
> instructions, and code for a "Hello World" program which makes raises the • arm
> and waves hello, can be found at:
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> http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Dome/5088/Hand.htm
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> The android arm waved hello to the world for the first time on January • 1st,
> 12:00:01 am!
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> David Leeper (welcomes you to the new millenium)
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 | | Re: A Hand With No Gears Or Pullies
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| Hi Bas, The hand does not yet grasp. To make it grasp, add a thumb (built just like the fingers) and run a cable from the thumb to the same motor that runs the fingers. The hand/arm on the web site is just a prototype, and the time I allocated to (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A Hand With No Gears Or Pullies
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| Here's the latest update on my android project. It's a hand that uses no gears or pullies. Instead, a method of springs and cables is used. The result is a strudy, compact, lifelike design. The prototype hand, along with design instructions, and (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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