Re: MOC's

In lugnet.robotics, Andrew G. Meyer wrote:
> Hey all.
>   I have been slowly adding pictures to Brickshelf, one-by-one (anyone know a
> faster way?).

As Tim has said you can upload zip files to Brickshelf.

> I have three MOC's now: the uberCrawler, a 4 wheel drive/4
> wheel steering proto, and a ball collector.    The uberCrawler is the larget
> moving robot I have ever built. It has four independently-driven tracks, and
> a two-motor winch that raises them to about a 45 degree angle. This lifts the
> body up on the tips of the tracks, allowing it to turn and climb over
> obstacles. When down fully, it can easily pull a 15 lb. laundry basket across
> carpeting, due to the traction provided by the four sets of tracks.   The
> 4WD/4WS is a prototype that was scrapped for its parts. It uses an idea from
> a Brickshelf user "speedmen89" to drive its wheels.
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1177752> The goal was to
> make a vechicle that was 4WD, and could steer front and rear pairs of wheels
> independently, allowing it to have a very small turn radius, and also to
> follow a diagonal path without turning the body.   The ball collector is
> [the] most successful union of RCX and pneumatics that I have ever done. It
> is a simple robot, with light sensors to find the balls, touch sensors for
> switch postion, and a pair of gates controlled by a pair of large cylinders.
> It also uses one of my favorite methods of drive, tracks made out of the
> Technic chain link. Although it doesn't provide much traction, it is very
> easy to work with and does the job just fine with a robot this heavy. My
> younger brother enjoys Legos too, and he decided that my ball collector
> needed a driver, so this is also one of the rare robots that I have built
> that has "standard" Legos in it. My favored style of building is minimalistic
> and functional. Therefore, there usually is not any kind of decoration on my
> robots.   One note: I posted these pix to Brickshelf on 8/11/05, so they may
> not be public yet. There are lots of pictures there, so I cannot really give
> deep links.

OK this is cool! I like the tracked drive too, but my favourite detail is the
light tube and radar dishes you used (I assume) for communication between the
RCXs. Does it work well?

ROSCO