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Article #1598Re: Small Hovering Hobby Robots
From: Eric A Rasmussen
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1991 18:43
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1991 18:43
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If you don't mind making the system A) bigger and B) louder, you could try
using simple lawn mower engines. I remember hearing that they have sufficient
power/weight ratios to lift themselves and a bit of control equipment so that
if you put three in a triangle layout you will get yourself a small
hovercraft. Of course, this would probably have to be used outside, but that
could just make it more interesting.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!bu.edu!m2c!wpi.WPI.EDU!ear From: ear@wpi.WPI.EDU (Eric A Rasmussen) Newsgroups: comp.robotics Subject: Re: Small Hovering Hobby Robots Message-ID: <1991Jun9.184346.25286@wpi.WPI.EDU> Date: 9 Jun 91 18:43:46 GMT References: <00949D78.A594B600@vms.csd.mu.edu> Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Lines: 12