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Re: SSClagorpion
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:31:21 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> I just had a silly, yet kind of cool idea.
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> I'm not sure what you know about the Spybots, but if you have two Spybots, then
> from Spybot A, you can tell the direction, distance, and orientation of Spybot
> B. (yes, from A you can tell which direction B is facing, relative to A)
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> Also, it would be pretty easy to come up with a differential drive, motor
> powered walker built around the body of a Spybot. So some additional Spybots
> could be turned into baby scorpions. Actually, they kind of look like scorpions
> in their natural state.
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> So, it wouldn't be hard to write a program and make a family that can follow
> it's dad, SSClagorpion, and move in formation.
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> Imagine, one of them gets bumped, and they all attack!
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> Steve
Actually I think in real life they would all climb the back of the mother.
<http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/a_australis3.jpg>
Now that will be a challenge to recreate in LEGO.
- David
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| I just had a silly, yet kind of cool idea. I'm not sure what you know about the Spybots, but if you have two Spybots, then from Spybot A, you can tell the direction, distance, and orientation of Spybot B. (yes, from A you can tell which direction B (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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