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Re: platform
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Fri, 16 Feb 1996 20:02:34 GMT
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Tom G. Brusehaver/Consultant Euler Solutions <tgb@bnu003.cncc.bnr&avoidspam&.com>
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tgb@+Spamless+bnr.com
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> I am looking for a mobile platform to attach the handyboard. I was hoping
> to find a tracked vehicle (such as an R/C model tank) where each track is
> independently powered with a motor. This would allow steering to be done
> without a servo and the tracks would allow movement in an outdoor
> environment. Does anyone know where I can find such a vehicle??
I saw a CAT D-9 at Toys R Us for about $30 last weekend. The CAT D-9
is a bulldozer. It is wire controlled with independant track drive.
Not sure if it'll work outdoors tho.
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tgb@bnr.com
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| (...) Ah, this should be the device I saw. It's quite powerful and I think it would work extremely well outdoors. You can remove the trench-digger attachment and the front scoop and you've got a nice little tracked platform to attach a handyboard to (...) (29 years ago, 16-Feb-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| I am looking for a mobile platform to attach the handyboard. I was hoping to find a tracked vehicle (such as an R/C model tank) where each track is independently powered with a motor. This would allow steering to be done without a servo and the (...) (29 years ago, 16-Feb-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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