Those wheels work great on carpet for dead reckoning. Cye is an impressive bot, able to accurately navigate through most environments with no sensors except wheel encoders and motor stall sensors. It bumps into known walls intentionally on occasion to verify position and alignment and zero out accumulated errors. An impressive bot by Henry Thorne, circa 1999.
We had a friend running for state representative. We went to one of his fundraisers and my daughter took him a potholder that she made. She was probably five or six at the time. He was genuinely speechless, but very touched. ;-)
Amy just learned how to ride a two wheeler today. No training wheels! Twin sister Lindsey can't quite do it yet, and is scootering in the background. She's jealous of the attention Amy is getting. Lindsey can be heard in the background yelling (of her scootering ability) "You don't know how good I'm doing!" Let the sibling rivalry begin!
This is, after all, California - where's all of Amy's protective gear?
I mean you've not forced upon her any: Helmet,,,Shin guards,,,Elbow pads,,,Mouth Guard...Ear Muffs...Wrist bands,,,Palm guards,,,Steel toed army surplus boots...flak jacket...laser-safe goggles...and not even a Stamp powered early warning accelerometer "I'm falling over" system...
I guess this means she's going to grow up the right way :thumb:
-MattG
That's funny! UPS' Orion system determined that right turns are faster. Might NASCAR drivers be faster if they went the other way? "All skate, reverse direction!"
This is, after all, California - where's all of Amy's protective gear?
Mea culpa. And just today, twin sister Lindsey rode for the first time with even less protective gear. No shoes! Maybe I'll insist she wears a helmet next week when she tries this "backwards" trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QNdx2hs0n4
Whit's been Googling to find that old shot. No training wheels for me, Gordon, although my massive 2003 chainring nearly qualified, since it had minimal ground clearance:
Well, this one makes up for the odd picture someone may find. It's a classic, and ought to be in the history books for toymaking. Mattel screwed up big time, my cycling "don't get closer than 3 feet" friend.
Thanks very much for those kind words, Gordon. Fortunately, I'm much happier now building robots and interactive products for a different company whose stock has not fallen 25% since I left!
Thanks very much for those kind words, Gordon. Fortunately, I'm much happier now building robots and interactive products for a different company whose stock has not fallen 25% since I left!
Yes, good news. And here I thought you were draining California's resources collecting unemployment every week!
Whenever you're able (product secrecy wise), I'm sure we'd all like to know what you've been working on, and why you always seem to be so lucky with these dream jobs. I'm jealous and impressed at the same time!
Thanks very much for those kind words, Gordon. Fortunately, I'm much happier now building robots and interactive products for a different company whose stock has not fallen 25% since I left!
I programmed a Scribbler 1 for a demo today and wowed the crowd. Old blue is still plenty useful. They also loved the BS1 laser tracker. In the case of toy design, the simple low-tech stuff helps to demonstrate affordability.
Yes Gordon, dream jobs do exist. Not a penny of unemployment. I can't believe I'm now getting paid for all this stuff I used to do at home for free.
The only downside is that I can't share the proprietary info on the cold fu... or the antigr... or my new perpet... Oh well.
And yes, Jim, I'm using lots of my Ebay China treasures in my prototypes.
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The wheels are the giveaway. I've never seen that type other than on a Cye.
Well, since you asked, today's their birthday. Our princesses are five years old and making potholders with wild abandon!
I must find a way to roboticize the whole potholder process...
We had a friend running for state representative. We went to one of his fundraisers and my daughter took him a potholder that she made. She was probably five or six at the time. He was genuinely speechless, but very touched. ;-)
Great job erco girls!
Happy Birthday Erco!
Congraturations for your daughters!
Amy just learned how to ride a two wheeler today. No training wheels! Twin sister Lindsey can't quite do it yet, and is scootering in the background. She's jealous of the attention Amy is getting. Lindsey can be heard in the background yelling (of her scootering ability) "You don't know how good I'm doing!" Let the sibling rivalry begin!
Bad, Bad, Erco. how could you?
This is, after all, California - where's all of Amy's protective gear?
I mean you've not forced upon her any: Helmet,,,Shin guards,,,Elbow pads,,,Mouth Guard...Ear Muffs...Wrist bands,,,Palm guards,,,Steel toed army surplus boots...flak jacket...laser-safe goggles...and not even a Stamp powered early warning accelerometer "I'm falling over" system...
I guess this means she's going to grow up the right way :thumb:
-MattG
@MATT
I'm sure there is a BS1 with some gyros to keep her out of harms way. No need for all that other stuff. Parallax has your back.
That's funny! UPS' Orion system determined that right turns are faster. Might NASCAR drivers be faster if they went the other way? "All skate, reverse direction!"
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-ups-drivers-don-t-make-left-turns-172032872.html;_ylt=AwrTccJqDTZU4P8ADxwPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByaDNhc2JxBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkAw--
Mea culpa. And just today, twin sister Lindsey rode for the first time with even less protective gear. No shoes! Maybe I'll insist she wears a helmet next week when she tries this "backwards" trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QNdx2hs0n4
http://www.the508.com/2003web/stories/s01.html
erco - good news for all of us!
Yes, good news. And here I thought you were draining California's resources collecting unemployment every week!
Whenever you're able (product secrecy wise), I'm sure we'd all like to know what you've been working on, and why you always seem to be so lucky with these dream jobs. I'm jealous and impressed at the same time!
I'm sure it's not cutting into quality ebay time.
Yes Gordon, dream jobs do exist. Not a penny of unemployment. I can't believe I'm now getting paid for all this stuff I used to do at home for free.
The only downside is that I can't share the proprietary info on the cold fu... or the antigr... or my new perpet... Oh well.
And yes, Jim, I'm using lots of my Ebay China treasures in my prototypes.
MUST. ORDER. MORE.