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Mechanical Seven Segment Display
Martin_H
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2018-11-01 00:22
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Not exactly a robot, but the mechanism is interesting enough that it could be used as logic for an automata:
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erco
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2018-11-01 23:21
LIKE! Actually quite similar to a project I'm working on now.
AwesomeCronk
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2018-11-06 02:02
Nifty
Whit
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2018-11-07 03:01
@Martin_H - Thanks for posting this! On my blog here with a hat-tip to you!
https://roboticsunderthestole.blogspot.com/2018/11/mechanical-seven-segment-display.html
Martin_H
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2018-11-07 17:51
Glad you liked it.
localroger
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2018-11-09 17:30
Then there's the commercial version...
http://www.scoretronics.com/components/
JD
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2018-11-12 05:29
Super cool project and fun with cardboard; good video production too
erco
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2018-11-15 20:33
Split flap displays, as used in European train stations, are also great fun to watch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-flap_display
Here's a modern retro version:
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https://roboticsunderthestole.blogspot.com/2018/11/mechanical-seven-segment-display.html
http://www.scoretronics.com/components/
Here's a modern retro version: