Re: [Pythoncard-users] [OT] Looking for sample robots

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Sorry, wrong list.=0A =0A--=0AJohn Henry=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=
=0AFrom: "kc1...@ya..." <kc1...@ya...=
>=0ATo: pyt...@li...=0ASent: Friday, September 29=
, 2006 3:01:09 PM=0ASubject: [OT] Looking for sample robots=0A=0AI know thi=
s is OT but I am not having much luck looking elsewhere and I know there ar=
e experts around here that might be able and willing to help.=0A=0AI have b=
een a lone volunteer mentor in my kid's school for helping them with buildi=
ng a Lego Robotic Team.  I am not mechanical in nature (just good with anyt=
hing electrical and programming oriented).  Thanks to this activity, I have=
 learned just enough to get the kids to build a number of very fun projects=
 (thanks to Philo's web site).  However, all of the projects we've done are=
 robots that, for the most part, move's around.  I don't know how to teach =
them to build things that would do something (like the ones required for th=
e FIRST Lego Legue Competition).  I've tried very hard to get other parents=
 involved but none of them stepped up onto the plate: ZERO, ZIPPO.  It's ve=
ry fustrating.=0A=0AI am pretty much at the limit of my capability to help =
them.  Does anybody has a sample robot that can run around and do something=
?  I am really weak in building things that can show the kids how to transl=
ate rotational motion of a motor into linear, longitudinal, or other motion=
s.  We built Philo's Peaucellier Cell but to be honest, I really didn't kno=
w how to explain to the kids what was accomplished (!!!)  We also built a g=
rabber once and so at least we know how to run around and grab something.=
=0A=0A=0A=0A                        Peaucellier Cell =0ASo, can anybody her=
e give me a hand?  We need Leocad samples of simple robots=0Athat uses diff=
erent kinds of linkages to go around and do things.=0A=0ASorry for the OT m=
essage=0A=0A=0A=0A--=0AJohn Henry=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A