| |
> A 'functional' R2 should be able to:
>
> 1. Switch between bipedal and tripedal modes. This is combination move of
> extending the third wheel, tipping the body back and the arms forward. • And
> the reverse, of course.
> 2. Rotate its head.
> 3. Roll forward and backward. Can R2 motorvate in bipedal mode, or just
> tripedal?
> 4. Steering. I've never seen any documentation about the reel R2's
> steering; I assume it maneuvers by altering the speed of individual • wheels.
> 5. Utility functions. Astromech droids seem to possess a myriad of tools,
> lights, and hidden compartments ("Bond. Artoo Bond."). A minimum would be
> the data arm, as documented in the DDK. Other possibilities include a • fire
> extinguisher arm, sensors that extend from the dome, spring-loaded light
> sabre holdouts, hologram projectors, manipulator arms, and h2o evacuators.
>
> So, has anyone made a "more functional" R2D2 than the out-of-the-box
> version(s) in the Droid Developer Kit? Any more ideas?
The "real" R2D2 has enough vertical movement with its third "leg" so that
when fully extended, it can go up and down stairs. A scene showing this was
cut from Episode 1.
(There was also a scene cut during storyboarding that had R2 using the
rockets in the bottom of its feet, Astroboy style)
Paul Davidson
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Improving Mindstorms R2???
|
| (...) Interesting. That just seems wrong, somehow. I can't picture it. (...) Yoiks. Good thing that was dropped. Maneuvering thrusters, I could see. In space, not planetside. But not big thrusters. Steve (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Improving Mindstorms R2???
|
| I just nabbed a second copy of the Mindstorms Droid Developer Kit[1], and I've been thinking about how to make a better R2, and what the functions should be. Then I realized I wasn't even sure what functions the reel R2 has... So, in the interests (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
|
10 Messages in This Thread:
 
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
