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Article #1322I need a Scientific American refrence
From: Alan Kilian
Date: Fri, 17 May 1991 23:21
Date: Fri, 17 May 1991 23:21
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Well after several years of thinking about it I am building
my second robot. The platform is a tractor tread style toy from
Children's Palace with new motors and LEGO gears so it will be
quiet.
I am starting to think about the controls and I remember a
Scientific American article a few years ago that had some simple
robots that sensed light bulbs and would drive around seeking
or avoiding the light based on their neuron like programming.
I would like to read this again so I went to the library
today and looked at the table of contents of 5 years of SciAm
and I couldn't find it. I looked in the 1978 - 1988 index under
a lot of subjects and I also couldn't find it. So I'm depressed.
Does anyone remember the date of this article or the Author?
I'll keep you informed as the construction proceedes. I am not
very familiar with this group but I'll keep an eye out and try to
stick with the style of postings I find.
Thanks,
-Alan "What another robot? Not in MY house" Kilian
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