old robotics archive

[Jamin]

not sure if anyone here even gives a damn anymore but I decided to start up a thread archiving a lot of cool stuff I found from the early days of robotics development, most I'm sure a lot of you already know about.

Jim Walker's RC Lawnmower

http://www.americanjuniorclassics.com/Lawnmower/lawnmower.htm

Hopkins Beast



The Stanford Cart

http://www.stanford.edu/~learnest/cart.htm

Shakey The Robot



Raibert Hopper




feel free to contribute any other cool non-combat stuff here.

[SKBT]

another cool thing to look into would be old FIRST bots that predate 2004. back before they had super safety rules. some machines were ghetto and others were awesome.

[GoldenFox93]

This one's a pretty cool example of an early remote-controlled robot that was commercially available.

The Tomy Omnibot 2000. It was remote-controlled, and could drive about, open and close a gripper hand on its right arm, and play music from the tape deck in its chest. Apparently, it could also be programmed via computer to do things on a set schedule.
There's a definite retro-futuristic appeal behind it, I find- although the name makes it sound like something from the World of Tommorow, it's almost like looking into the past.  :P

[Jamin]

This one's a pretty cool example of an early remote-controlled robot that was commercially available.
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The Tomy Omnibot 2000. It was remote-controlled, and could drive about, open and close a gripper hand on its right arm, and play music from the tape deck in its chest. Apparently, it could also be programmed via computer to do things on a set schedule.
There's a definite retro-futuristic appeal behind it, I find- although the name makes it sound like something from the World of Tommorow, it's almost like looking into the past.  :P

the original version of Mauler had a drive train built out of one of these

similar concept of "having a robot in your home" type thing.

[Jamin]

another cool thing to look into would be old FIRST bots that predate 2004. back before they had super safety rules. some machines were ghetto and others were awesome.

I love classic FIRST stuff

its fun approved

[GoldenFox93]

This one's a pretty cool example of an early remote-controlled robot that was commercially available.
(Image removed from quote.)
The Tomy Omnibot 2000. It was remote-controlled, and could drive about, open and close a gripper hand on its right arm, and play music from the tape deck in its chest. Apparently, it could also be programmed via computer to do things on a set schedule.
There's a definite retro-futuristic appeal behind it, I find- although the name makes it sound like something from the World of Tommorow, it's almost like looking into the past.  :P

the original version of Mauler had a drive train built out of one of these
(Image removed from quote.)
similar concept of "having a robot in your home" type thing.

It did? Very interesting, I remember seeing those particular robots in a book, actually. Likewise, Doctor Inferno Jr. is based on the second version of Omnibot.

[HurricaneAndrew]

another cool thing to look into would be old FIRST bots that predate 2004. back before they had super safety rules. some machines were ghetto and others were awesome.

I love classic FIRST stuff

its fun approved

>Dat Youtube account

[Jamin]

I found out they used Search and Rescue robots at the WTC site



cool stuff