--- "Dr. Core" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We (a few US-based geeks) had plans for a Haro robot (eventually
> autonomous, but we planned for RC initially). We went as far as
> pencil and CAD drawings and worked out some basic math/engineering
> for
> locomotion. It would roll forward and backward and turn under
> control
> without anything visibly moving. We didn't really work out in
> detail
> how it would sense the outside world, bi-aural listening would
> sound
> pretty feasible, maybe a sonar too. For output/action it obviously
> need to say "Hello, Amuro!" but beyond that we leave it open for
> the
> moment.
>
> In implementation, I brought some materials for a prototype: got a
> 35cm diameter spherical shell (in 2 halves) a couple RC car motors
> and
> battery/charger from garage sales. Had been scavenging for
> internal
> frame material when that inconvenient thing called a baby arrived.
> That was about 3 years ago.
>
> The earliest I can restart it is probably another year or two away,
> when the baby goes to school may (or may not) relieve the time
> pressure. Anyway when I finish HGUC 0079 models (ending with Zock)
> I
> might decide to stop plamod and switch to robotics. But then
> realistically I might end up buying a kit rather then build my own
> custom design.
With what I learned until this point, the project is much more
feasible now than ever. We should start it again soon.
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Minh-Nhat Ba Le
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