Re: TI-H: Robots and calculators.


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Re: TI-H: Robots and calculators.




make it do homework!

--JdAoMtEyS
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"Oh my god, they killed Kenny!"

On Mon, 23 Mar 1998 10:10:50 -0800 "Williams, Matt"
<Williams.Matt@con-way.com> writes:
>
>Sounds interesting.  Maybe you could make it so it cleans houses or
>something very useful like that.
>
>>----------
>>From: 	Richard Piotter[SMTP:richfile@prairie.lakes.com]
>>Reply To: 	ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
>>Sent: 	Friday, March 20, 1998 8:59 PM
>>To: 	ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
>>Subject: 	TI-H: Robots and calculators.
>>
>>
>>I'm wondering how many people on the list have considered building a
>>robot controled by the TI calculators???
>>
>>How bout a walking one that can go over rough terain, and stuff, with 
>NO
>>more than the calc having to send a forward command or a reverse 
>command
>>or left or right, or stop...
>>
>>Sound interesting?
>>
>>the calc would have a seqence of instructions or maybe record data 
>from
>>sensors???
>>
>>The robot is a Nervous Network (not to be confused with Neural 
>Network)
>>based robot. It's neurons simulate the spinal cord and simple lower
>>functions. It's like a bug. It recacts with reflexes and stimulus
>>response only. Several people working on B.E.A.M. Robots want to 
>build a
>>100 plus neuron combo nervous/neural network that can recieve digital
>>commands, see, and "feel" objects with antenae. The purpose is a type 
>of
>>data gathering system that runs autonomously, but will stop and do 
>what
>>you ask when asked.
>>
>>Who thinks this would be a cool use of TI calcs. Maybe just as a test
>>bed or something, but it's an interesting thought???
>>-- 
>>
>>
>>Richard Piotter
>>richfile@prairie.lakes.com
>>
>>The Richfiles TI Hardware and BASIC web page:
>>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html
>>
>

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