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Comment on Building and programming 1024 robots in ep 2 of the Flexible Elements Podcast with Michael Rubenstein by Oldsirhippy

Oldsirhippy — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:06:17 +0000

Hi Michael,

Have you thought of asking a musician to program the kilobots? I am sure that with the Kilobots tap dancing capabilities you would get some very interesting sounds, and possibly, even some music!

The Kilobot is a great idea – but you do not have distributors in the UK and the French one doesn’t seem to list it…

I’d like to try out some of these to make a mechanical orrery! Perhaps one carrying the planet symbol and the others in a joined ring around the sun.

Best wishes,

Comment on Rooms and living spaces in a SRCMR world by Travelling in a Self-Reconfiguring World « Flexibility Envelope

Travelling in a Self-Reconfiguring World « Flexibility Envelope — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:15:39 +0000

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Comment on Unboxing video of the Cubelets from Modular Robotics by A Few Reviews of Cubelets | Modular Robotics Community

A Few Reviews of Cubelets | Modular Robotics Community — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:37:09 +0000

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Comment on Juan Gonzalez Gomez talks about his open source 3D printable snake robots in the seventh episode of the Flexible Elements podacst! by Bob Brown

Bob Brown — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:10:25 +0000

Dr. Gonzalez,
Congratulations. I share your willingness to make your snake robot open source. I designed a snake robot which is all hydraulic and has no mechanical or electrical parts. It is also available to everyone.

If interested to see how my snake robot works go to: http://www.inventwrite.com/brownsnake.htm

Sincerely,
Bob Brown

Comment on Unboxing video of the Cubelets from Modular Robotics by Jonas

Jonas — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:01:13 +0000

Hi,

Very nice unboxing video. I couldn’t resist ripping open the package right away, so my video starts with opening the inner box: http://neubertify.tumblr.com/post/7780164190/the-cubelets-arrived

Re the battery: It’s a RCR123A 3.0V. Nevermind the battery being labeled 3.2V, it’s sold as 3.0V everywhere.

In the US you can buy them at the Battery Superstore:
http://battery-superstore.com/Tenergy-RCR123A-3.0V-750mAh-LiFePO4-Rechargeable/M/B001B1IY2S.htm
http://battery-superstore.com/10-pcs-Tenergy-RCR123A-3.0V-750mAh/M/B001BLS5OA.htm

In Germany you can get batteries and charger with German plug from Conrad:
http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/250440/LITHIUM-AKKU-CR123/SHOP_AREA_14717&promotionareaSearchDetail=005
http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/200076/LADEGERAeT-P-762XAKKU-CR123/SHOP_AREA_14719&promotionareaSearchDetail=005

Unless you live in Bhutan, it shouldn’t be difficult finding spare batteries and a charger with the right plug

Jonas

Comment on The Cubelets from Modular Robotics have arrived at the Flexibility Envelope by Per

Per — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:35:43 +0000

Sure thing, they are so cool! We are all playing with them, and I actually used them practically and that is amazing. See you soon!

Comment on The Cubelets from Modular Robotics have arrived at the Flexibility Envelope by Peter Hjalmarsson

Peter Hjalmarsson — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:45:16 +0000

Awesome Per, looking forward to more detailed news. And getting a demo once were back in Sthlm of course! – Peter Hjalmarsson, IBM

Comment on Electropermanent Magnets with Kyle Gilpin MIT in EP 3 of the Flexible Elements Podcast by Per

Per — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:26:31 +0000

I can also recommend the post on Hizook, it is great,

I can recommend Hizook in general as there are many
great post already (check out the post on the Spiralift:
The Ultimate Telescoping Linear Actuator) there and
I am sure there are many more to come!

The Spiralift post:
http://www.hizook.com/blog/2010/11/07/spiralift-ultimate-telescoping-linear-actuator

Comment on Electropermanent Magnets with Kyle Gilpin MIT in EP 3 of the Flexible Elements Podcast by Travis Deyle

Travis Deyle — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:47:55 +0000

Hey Per,

After your comment on the electropermanent magnet article on Hizook, I was certainly looking forward to this podcast! I plan to listen carefully in the next few days, though it’ll have to wait until after my big demo (later today).

That being said, I should point out that the Hizook article provides abridged technical overview of the Electropermanent Magnets:

http://www.hizook.com/blog/2010/12/07/electropermanent-magnets-programmable-magnets-zero-static-power-consumption-enable-s