Comments on: My robot army grows http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:59:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Jonadab http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2196 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:00:57 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2196 Failing that, Night on Bald Mountain. HTH.HAND. Failing that, Night on Bald Mountain. HTH.HAND.

]]> by: Jonadab http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2195 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:59:12 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2195 I would have considered Ride of the Valkyries to be the obvious soundtrack choice. The music itself is in the public domain, but I don't happen to know if there's a good public domain performance recording. I would have considered Ride of the Valkyries to be the obvious soundtrack choice. The music itself is in the public domain, but I don't happen to know if there's a good public domain performance recording.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2163 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:19:50 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2163 The NSECT was discontinued in favour of the more exciting-looking Tri-Clops, which I talk about some more in <a href="/2007/12/28/clash-of-the-robot-insects/" rel="nofollow">the last NSECT post</a>. The Tri-Clops is essentially a toy-ified high-speed <a href="http://staff.science.uva.nl/~leo/lego/killough.html" rel="nofollow">Killough platform</a>, so it's definitely got its own appeal. The NSECT was discontinued in favour of the more exciting-looking Tri-Clops, which I talk about some more in the last NSECT post.

The Tri-Clops is essentially a toy-ified high-speed Killough platform, so it's definitely got its own appeal.

]]> by: Thuli http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2145 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:55:25 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2145 I'm sure it could be arranged. I saw 3 on ebay when I went looking. I'm sure it could be arranged. I saw 3 on ebay when I went looking.

]]> by: OCT http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2135 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:24:14 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2135 <i>I wonder how easy it would be to tweak the frequency of receiver &amp; remote control? I really like the visual of hundreds of these things crawling around in the same place at once.</i> Usually it doesn't take much more than changing the crystal in the the transmitter and receiver... although I'm not sure there actually <i>is</i> any single place with hundreds of these any more... or even tens. I wonder how easy it would be to tweak the frequency of receiver & remote control? I really like the visual of hundreds of these things crawling around in the same place at once.
Usually it doesn't take much more than changing the crystal in the the transmitter and receiver... although I'm not sure there actually is any single place with hundreds of these any more... or even tens.

]]> by: Thuli http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2134 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:07:01 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2134 I wonder how easy it would be to tweak the frequency of receiver &amp; remote control? I really like the visual of hundreds of these things crawling around in the same place at once. I wonder how easy it would be to tweak the frequency of receiver & remote control? I really like the visual of hundreds of these things crawling around in the same place at once.

]]> by: zurkog http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2133 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:13:43 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2133 It's sad that as I clicked on "the only possible soundtrack" link, and thought to myself "What would <i>I</i> use?", that I came up with the exact same answer... It's sad that as I clicked on "the only possible soundtrack" link, and thought to myself "What would I use?", that I came up with the exact same answer...

]]> by: Fredd http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2123 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:46:30 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2123 These are pretty friggin' awesome: a ranged and melee weapon, suitable for small scale destruction. Why are they discontinued!? Also someone pointed out to me that it's creepy and they'd stamp on it on sight. :/ Also why do I have to register on your blog to post a comment? That's technologically retarded. Learn2OpenID These are pretty friggin' awesome: a ranged and melee weapon, suitable for small scale destruction. Why are they discontinued!?

Also someone pointed out to me that it's creepy and they'd stamp on it on sight. :/

Also why do I have to register on your blog to post a comment? That's technologically retarded. Learn2OpenID

]]> by: Thuli http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2120 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:07:53 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/my-robot-army-grows/#comment-2120 I got a blue one for $25 on ebay. Ohhh yeah...now to take it to visit the family cats... I got a blue one for $25 on ebay. Ohhh yeah...now to take it to visit the family cats...

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