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2006-12-14T03:11:00+01:00

Don't feel bad, limor - I've been there too many times And gdubb2, that's good advice, I'm going to work on getting older every day now!

Statistics: Posted by beermat — Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:11 am

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2006-12-13T04:39:59+01:00

....for instance, do you fall into the YouTube or MetaCafe hole - you follow a link to a video a friend wants you to see, and you see other (related) video thumbnails on that site and you watch them too, and that has more related links and before you know it, you've spent 30 seconds watching DirtyRobotos Sonar moves and another 60 minutes watching crap 15 second videos of dubious quality and limited entertainment

Yes

Statistics: Posted by limor — Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:39 am

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2006-12-12T23:53:45+01:00

TV kills the soul and the mind if taken excessively.

See what I came up with given 3 hours playtime.
http://robosavvy.com/modules.php?name=F ... opic&t=842

Thats 3 hours from programming the code to filming, editing and uploading the clip to youtube.

Statistics: Posted by DirtyRoboto — Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:53 pm

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2006-12-12T18:02:11+01:00

There is a way to have time for robots and other stuff!!!

I found it !!!

I got old and retired from work.. This works very well... OK there are some issues with having enough funds for the necessary parts and things.

But all in all this is a very viable option. Get up late in the A.M., drink coffee until noon. Then work on the RN-1 for a while (making brackets and anodizing them), weld a little on the frame for the Battlebot, or tank.

Back to the brackets and browbeating a slow vendor for some servos I need since the brackets are done.

Dinner time.. maybe even do the cooking. (wife likes that)

Now keep in mind that my wife of 38 years thinks I'm obsessed with the robot stuff and reminds me of it now and then. HEY she's right, I am... OK thats settled........Now back to the bot stuff....

Retired and loving it.... Gary...

Of course the getting old part kind of sucks, but it's tolerable...

oops..need a different bracket....back to the shop.

Statistics: Posted by gdubb2 — Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:02 pm

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2006-12-12T17:38:40+01:00

I couldn't do any more robotic stuff if I tryed.

I spend all day at uni doing a MSc in Robotics then go home to play with my Robo1.

I don't have a TV at my house so the only entertainment and destraction I get is the internet and books both normally about robots.

Even when I'm at my girlfriends house I have a stack of old robot mag so when there watching TV I sit there reading mags and designing new parts in solidworks.

If you love something you will try and spend all you time doing it and yes I have a life with lots of friends. They just have to put up with me talking about robots all the time.

bren

Statistics: Posted by Robo1 — Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:38 pm

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2006-12-12T22:09:40+01:00

Hi
thanks beermat for the above! Because thares is some stuff I could cut out and make more time for ROBOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks again
--srobot

Statistics: Posted by srobot — Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:46 pm

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2006-12-12T02:38:35+01:00

I'm with Dirty on this one. I have a lot of friends who often say to me 'how do you find the time to do X....', and I turn it around on them with 'how do you NOT find the time?' These are people in the same position as me and the same draws on their time - job, commute, no kids - and, given I work longer hours than them, again, how can they NOT be finding time?

It's all a question of what you want to do with your time. Many of my friends just veg out on their commutes, sleep, stare out the window, etc. I read books, ROBOT magazine, ponder about spinning saw blades, etc., doing the thinking 'up front' about what needs to be done, and so on. I already got 90 minutes a day on them. Then when I hear them mention the TV shows they have on TiVO they have to catch up on with a resigned sigh, then I see that they have been taken over with the idea of continuing to watch a show because, well, they've always watched it, but its now a chore to be done rather than a fulfilling experience. People have a hard time cutting a TV show loose because, well, then they can't 'waste' a further hour of their day talking to friends about the latest episiode And when you factor in a US TV show that lasts an hour has only 35 minutes of content and 25 minutes of commercials, even more 'waste'......

Just those two things give me hours a week on my friends, time to do something productive on a hobby. It doesn't take many hours a week to achieve quite a lot, but in those water cooler coversations about how American Idol is down to the same 32 lookalikes from last year and I throw in 'oh, BTW, my robot owned my Dalek last night', out comes the 'where do you find the time?'.

Don't get me wrong; some people need to switch off on commutes or watch TV shows such as American Idol to wind down and get some non-interactive, none brain stressing, one-way entertainment, and that's fine for them and I respect them for that choice. I have even fallen into the trap of not cutting off a TV show myself - I'm watching the Sopranos until the bitter end, even though it's been poor for two seasons now!!

So, have a think about things you do yourself before you ask someone 'how do you find the time'....for instance, do you fall into the YouTube or MetaCafe hole - you follow a link to a video a friend wants you to see, and you see other (related) video thumbnails on that site and you watch them too, and that has more related links and before you know it, you've spent 30 seconds watching DirtyRobotos Sonar moves and another 60 minutes watching crap 15 second videos of dubious quality and limited entertainment

So, I guess the question is, are you a 'busy' person by disposition, and jealous of people who appear to have the time? If so, have a long hard honest look at what you do in a day, because there just might be some waste!

Statistics: Posted by beermat — Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:38 am

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2006-12-12T00:23:32+01:00

Ok ok ok so maybe I wish I had a lot of time too (whare do you get
all of that time 8O ?)! Sounds like you are having a lots of fun!

--srobot

Statistics: Posted by srobot — Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:23 am

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2006-12-11T19:48:32+01:00

I'm just impressed by anyone who is organised enough to have a plan like that. Cool. Wish I could get organised enough to have a plan, am sure I would achieve more

Pev

Statistics: Posted by Pev — Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:48 pm

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2006-12-11T19:37:25+01:00

Bwaaahaaahaaaa!

Some people are do'ers and some people are spectators. I bought my RN1 because I could, and because I wanted to.
I do not intend it to be a toy or hobby or to sit on a shelf somewhere waiting for some guests to pose it.

I am on a learning journey with my robot, picking up from the days of Turtle and leaping into the present.
In the months that I have owned my robot, I have increased my understanding in many fields of study, the sort of things that university students pay alot of money for.

I know you are only roasting me, but I must let you know that I am serious about robots and also lead a full and active life. Its just I manage my time alot better then many people.

Merry Christmas all!

Marcus

Statistics: Posted by DirtyRoboto — Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:37 pm

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2006-12-11T14:21:53+01:00

dont be haters now.

Statistics: Posted by onesandzeros — Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:21 pm

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2006-12-10T17:15:48+01:00

Ric wrote:
I appreciate it's winter in the UK Dirty but I think you may need to get out more!!

Ric

I agrey

Statistics: Posted by srobot — Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:15 pm

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2006-12-07T01:00:54+01:00

"I appreciate it's winter in the UK Dirty but I think you may need to get out more!!"

Not easy, as I have a few projects on the go in various fields. I am the recording engineer for two groups while doing a day job at a data center.
I have 6 private projects and 2 business projects running. and they vary in many ways.

So yes I could get out more.

And?

Statistics: Posted by DirtyRoboto — Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:00 am

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2006-12-06T19:44:07+01:00

I appreciate it's winter in the UK Dirty but I think you may need to get out more!!

Ric

Statistics: Posted by Ric — Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:44 pm

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2006-12-05T21:42:26+01:00

Now I have my RN1, Takeshi, in full working order and also having bought some additional hardware I feel I should offer some structure to what I intend to do.
Here I will lay out my project timelines in the hope that it may encourage you to adopt a position of greater involvement and structure in your robo playtime.

December 2006 #1 - Buy hardware to get Takeshi 100% operational. Buy 2 extra servos to become hands. May use one as an head with a sonar atachment just to see the dynamics. - Ordered 3xservo, 1xgyro, 1xsonar, some extra fixings in preperation for "hand job"

December 2006 #2 - Revise understanding of Takeshi's dynamics, now that is in full working order I can see balance issues and poor position with my existing routines. Correct routines that have been posted, revise routines still on testbed.

December 2006 #3 - Attach gyro and sonar to see what the implications are of these extra inputs as an preliminary exploration.

January 2007 #1 - Develop a great understanding of the platform as a whole by creating more complex and animated move routines. look to spend at least 18 hours for the month.

January 2007 #2 - Attach gyro and sonar to futher see what can be done, investigate the world of RC to see what the proffessional RC people do with their gyros and such. Spend at least 3 hours web research and 6 hours tinker time.

Febuary 2007 #1 - Look at getting the gyro working as a fight viable input. Get sonar to work as an input to aid basic walking.

Febuary 2007 #2 - Start to design Takeshi's hands using the 2 servos I have. Take measurements, investigate material and fabrication, check tooling. Start to see what designs can operate in the given dimension restrictions.

March 2007 #1 - Develope 3 great fight routines.

March 2007 #2 - A blind and dumb fight routine that the bot can execute without need for feedback.

March 2007 #3 - A fight routine that uses the dumb routine but uses sonar to locate a direction for attack.

March 2007 #4 - Use Gyro and sonar to combine with a new routine using the basics learned from the previous two.
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Well, thats me up until march. I hope this gives you some idea of how mad I am (about my robot)

Marcus.

Statistics: Posted by DirtyRoboto — Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:42 pm