Robots ride bikes too

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9594086/

Rich wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9594086/

The bike is part of the robot. He trackstands and rides backwards, but
he cheats because he has internal gyros to keep stable.

RFM

Fritz M wrote:

The bike is part of the robot. He trackstands and rides backwards, but
he cheats because he has internal gyros to keep stable.

So do we, they're just biological. Are we cheating too?

Fritz M wrote:
Rich wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9594086/


The bike is part of the robot. He trackstands and rides backwards, but
he cheats because he has internal gyros to keep stable.

RFM


I wouldn't say he's cheating. Let's just say it takes about 2 weeks to
learn to ride a bike without training wheels trying two hours a day
(random numbers) It took me one week to learn to track stand longer than
2 minutes...I admit, I was really excited about the fixie and practice
about an hour per day. So that's 30 hours total.

How long would it take to learn all of the engineering disciplines that
go into making the robot? Then, how about designing it and building it
(an iterative process, I'm sure) until it works?

I'm definitely the cheater
\\paul
--
Paul M. Hobson
Georgia Institute of Technology
..:change the words to numbers
if you want to reply to me:.

Paul Hobson wrote:
Fritz M wrote:

Rich wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9594086/



The bike is part of the robot. He trackstands and rides backwards, but
he cheats because he has internal gyros to keep stable.

RFM


I wouldn't say he's cheating. Let's just say it takes about 2 weeks to
learn to ride a bike without training wheels trying two hours a day
(random numbers) It took me one week to learn to track stand longer than
2 minutes...I admit, I was really excited about the fixie and practice
about an hour per day. So that's 30 hours total.

How long would it take to learn all of the engineering disciplines that
go into making the robot? Then, how about designing it and building it
(an iterative process, I'm sure) until it works?

I'm definitely the cheater
\\paul

errr...2x2x7 + 1x7 = 28+7 = *35* hours. geeezzzzzz

--
Paul M. Hobson
Georgia Institute of Technology
..:change the words to numbers
if you want to reply to me:.

Paul Hobson wrote:
:: Paul Hobson wrote:
::: Fritz M wrote:
:::
:::: Rich wrote:
::::
::::: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9594086/
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:::: The bike is part of the robot. He trackstands and rides backwards,
:::: but he cheats because he has internal gyros to keep stable.
::::
:::: RFM
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:::
::: I wouldn't say he's cheating. Let's just say it takes about 2
::: weeks to learn to ride a bike without training wheels trying two
::: hours a day (random numbers) It took me one week to learn to track
::: stand longer than 2 minutes...I admit, I was really excited about
::: the fixie and practice about an hour per day. So that's 30 hours
::: total.
:::
::: How long would it take to learn all of the engineering disciplines
::: that go into making the robot? Then, how about designing it and
::: building it (an iterative process, I'm sure) until it works?
:::
::: I'm definitely the cheater
::: \\paul
::
:: errr...2x2x7 + 1x7 = 28+7 = *35* hours. geeezzzzzz

Dude...ease up...we don't care if you can't do math!

Fritz M wrote:
Rich wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9594086/


The bike is part of the robot. He trackstands and rides backwards, but
he cheats because he has internal gyros to keep stable.

RFM

That's a bizarre attitude to take. A robot cheating? It's a machine.
The objective was to demonstrate balancing technology, not it's ability
to learn muscular coordination like a human.

Collin O'Neill wrote:

That's a bizarre attitude to take. A robot cheating?

*sigh*

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039503/

RFM

Fritz M wrote:
Collin O'Neill wrote:


That's a bizarre attitude to take. A robot cheating?


*sigh*

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039503/

RFM

Hmmm... you got me!

Roger Zoul wrote:
Paul Hobson wrote:

::
:: errr...2x2x7 + 1x7 = 28+7 = *35* hours. geeezzzzzz

Dude...ease up...we don't care if you can't do math!

But Georgia Tech might! ;-)

- Frank Krygowski