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In lugnet.robotics, Andrew G. Meyer wrote:
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Hey all.
I have been slowly adding pictures to Brickshelf, one-by-one (anyone know a
faster way?).
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As Tim has said you can upload zip files to Brickshelf.
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I have three MOC’s now: the uberCrawler, a 4 wheel drive/4
wheel steering proto, and a ball collector. The uberCrawler is the larget
moving robot I have ever built. It has four independently-driven tracks, and
a two-motor winch that raises them to about a 45 degree angle. This lifts the
body up on the tips of the tracks, allowing it to turn and climb over
obstacles. When down fully, it can easily pull a 15 lb. laundry basket across
carpeting, due to the traction provided by the four sets of tracks. The
4WD/4WS is a prototype that was scrapped for its parts. It uses an idea from
a Brickshelf user “speedmen89” to drive its wheels.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1177752 The goal was to
make a vechicle that was 4WD, and could steer front and rear pairs of wheels
independently, allowing it to have a very small turn radius, and also to
follow a diagonal path without turning the body. The ball collector is
the most successful union of RCX and pneumatics that I have ever done. It
is a simple robot, with light sensors to find the balls, touch sensors for
switch postion, and a pair of gates controlled by a pair of large cylinders.
It also uses one of my favorite methods of drive, tracks made out of the
Technic chain link. Although it doesn’t provide much traction, it is very
easy to work with and does the job just fine with a robot this heavy. My
younger brother enjoys Legos too, and he decided that my ball collector
needed a driver, so this is also one of the rare robots that I have built
that has “standard” Legos in it. My favored style of building is minimalistic
and functional. Therefore, there usually is not any kind of decoration on my
robots. One note: I posted these pix to Brickshelf on 8/11/05, so they may
not be public yet. There are lots of pictures there, so I cannot really give
deep links.
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OK this is cool! I like the tracked drive too, but my favourite detail is the
light tube and radar dishes you used (I assume) for communication between the
RCXs. Does it work well?
ROSCO
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| (...) I tried that, but only 4 out of 12 pix came across. (...) Actually, they are the chrome pieces that fit over the Lego lights. Yes, it works very well. Andrew Meyer (19 years ago, 12-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| Hey all. I have been slowly adding pictures to Brickshelf, one-by-one (anyone know a faster way?). I have three MOC's now: the uberCrawler, a 4 wheel drive/4 wheel steering proto, and a ball collector. The uberCrawler is the larget moving robot I (...) (19 years ago, 11-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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