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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 22:14:26 GMT
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Original-From:
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Paul E. Rybski <rybski@csIHATESPAM.umn.edu>
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On Fri, 16 Feb 1996, Tom G. Brusehaver/Consultant Euler Solutions wrote:
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> 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.
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 as well as any number of sensors.
-Paul
=== Paul E. Rybski ## 1st Yr. Csci Grad Student, Univ of MN, AI & Robotics ===
=== B.A. in Math/Computer Sci, Magna Cum Laude for Project, Lawrence Univ. ===
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| (...) 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. (29 years ago, 16-Feb-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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