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BATTLEBOTS LONG BEACH [AUG 99]
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 Talking about Tesseract with the media |
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 Ergonomic joystick for remote control |
 4 LEGO Mindstorms touch sensors read joystick position |
 2 RCX bricks (on the left) send IR signals to the robot to tell it which way to go |
 Top view shows stubby joystick |
CONSTRUCTION & OVERVIEW [SUMMER 99]
 Top view, showing 4 spinners, 1 RCX computer, & 8 battery boxes |
 1 RCX on the bot controls both sides of the drivetrain & the spinner weapons |
 Bottom shows 2-wheel drive & modular construction: 1 drivetrain & 4 separate color-coded weapon assemblies |
 Bottom of drivetrain--wheels have double rubber treads stretched on hubs |
 Bottom view shows wiring of 4 motors in parallel for each spinner |
 Top of same weapon assembly: 4 gearhead motors driving 1 turntable |
 Same assembly with spinner disc (with metal hooks attached) |
 Polarity switches make for good "relays" to run motors off of multiple battery boxes instead of wimpy RCX batteries |
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