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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #945 on: November 09, 2006, 07:27:52 PM »
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #946 on: November 09, 2006, 07:36:43 PM »
Looking for a very simple organism with legs, transverses land, and doesn't walk upright.  I plan to model my first AI body after it.  Anybody got a good idea?  It is probably an insect.
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #947 on: November 09, 2006, 07:46:36 PM »
An ant would be a very efficient design!
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #948 on: November 09, 2006, 07:50:53 PM »
Perhaps, i'm not sure.  When you think of a good design for an insect, ant does leap to mind, but this might be untrue, and were lead to believe it because of all the movies and shit made that portray ants as so powerful and efficient.
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #949 on: November 09, 2006, 08:04:29 PM »
An insect is the perfect all terrain vehicle. There is a self regulating stability in a three point stance and insects have two of those ... one to stand and balance while another set of three can find the new balance and move forward. It's almost perfect.

Ants are amazing. It's the fact that they are a community and some are specialized in certain functions and their bodies follow the design criteria of their function, that makes them unique. The notion of them as tiny farmers also impresses me.
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #950 on: November 09, 2006, 08:49:11 PM »
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #951 on: November 09, 2006, 08:50:54 PM »
Actually I am going to go with a mammal, because ants are too inherently stable.  I need to challenge myself with the task of having this thing be able to regulate its own balance and it would be better if it wasnt so stable.  So I am gonna go with a squirrel.
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #952 on: November 09, 2006, 08:54:32 PM »
Quote from: Nomaken on November 09, 2006, 07:50:53 PM
Perhaps, i'm not sure.  When you think of a good design for an insect, ant does leap to mind, but this might be untrue, and were lead to believe it because of all the movies and shit made that portray ants as so powerful and efficient.

No,  my comment was not based on movies, but, my own observations.  Ants have been around for so long, almost unchanged since the time begore the dinosaurs.  Plus they are one of the most diverse species in the world.  Thats pretty impressive for a land creature.  Now you might also think about Crocodiles and Alligators or even turtles, efficient, but lacking in endurance and long term speed.  But, they inhabit both land and water.  Albeit, a monitor lizard, might be a good form.

I thought of spiders, but, the eight legged function is not as efficient as the 6 legged function, short term speed is there, but, not endurance.  Certain beetles may also serve.
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #953 on: November 09, 2006, 08:57:31 PM »
Quote from: Nomaken on November 09, 2006, 08:50:54 PM
Actually I am going to go with a mammal, because ants are too inherently stable.  I need to challenge myself with the task of having this thing be able to regulate its own balance and it would be better if it wasnt so stable.  So I am gonna go with a squirrel.

Ah adaptable, fast and all weather doable!
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #954 on: November 09, 2006, 09:00:58 PM »
I was thinking about using a mouse skeleton, but their limbs are too short for my purposes.

I've taken a picture of a squirrel skeleton, made a circle and stick overlay of all the imporant joints, now I need to build a 3D model of the skeleton.  Anyone have any ideas about what construction materials to use?  This isn't for functionality, it is just a model to help me visualize where to put sensors and shit.  I'm thinking straws and molding clay.  I wanna make it a lot larger than the robot itself is gonna be just for ease of visualization, so the building materials have to be strong enough to support that.
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #955 on: November 09, 2006, 09:26:43 PM »
Quote from: Nomaken on November 09, 2006, 08:50:54 PM
 So I am gonna go with a squirrel.

Just don't forget the big fluffy tail ...
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #956 on: November 09, 2006, 09:32:47 PM »
 :wanker: :wanker: :wanker: :wanker: :wanker: :wanker: :wanker:

What did you expect?
If I eat something :wanker:  If swallow certain herbs :wanker:  If talk to my girlfriend :wanker:  If I am in a bad mood :wanker:

Getting a parttern? :wanker: :wanker: :wanker: :wanker:

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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #957 on: November 09, 2006, 09:43:08 PM »
I'll definitely remember the big fluffy tail.  I mean, what the hell is the point with creative an artificial lifeform unless it is cute and fun?
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #958 on: November 10, 2006, 12:46:03 AM »
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Re: What are You doing right now?
« Reply #959 on: November 10, 2006, 06:32:51 AM »
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