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steamer...
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:42 am
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--Hopefully someone will post better photos but here's what I've
found so far. This contraption was built by a guy who teaches at deAnza
College in Silicon Valley and was on display at the Bay Area Makers Faire
this past weekend:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcids/2469282122/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15871974 at (no spam) N08/2463092606/

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Hacking the Trailing Edge! : the moronosphere!"
www.nmpproducts.com
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johnnytorch...
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:29 pm
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"steamer" <steamer at (no spam) sonic.net> wrote in message
news:48207c69$0$34530$742ec2ed at (no spam) news.sonic.net...
Quote:
--Hopefully someone will post better photos but here's what I've
found so far. This contraption was built by a guy who teaches at deAnza
College in Silicon Valley and was on display at the Bay Area Makers Faire
this past weekend:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcids/2469282122/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15871974 at (no spam) N08/2463092606/

What is it?
Martin H. Eastburn...
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:38 pm
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Well made - so it seems - Appears to be a 4 legged 'robot'.

Nice set of cams on the top - to bad no movie posted... :-(

Martin

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steamer wrote:
Quote:
--Hopefully someone will post better photos but here's what I've
found so far. This contraption was built by a guy who teaches at deAnza
College in Silicon Valley and was on display at the Bay Area Makers Faire
this past weekend:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcids/2469282122/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15871974 at (no spam) N08/2463092606/



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SteveB...
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:11 am
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"steamer" <steamer at (no spam) sonic.net> wrote in message
news:48207c69$0$34530$742ec2ed at (no spam) news.sonic.net...
Quote:
--Hopefully someone will post better photos but here's what I've
found so far. This contraption was built by a guy who teaches at deAnza
College in Silicon Valley and was on display at the Bay Area Makers Faire
this past weekend:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcids/2469282122/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15871974 at (no spam) N08/2463092606/

--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're entering
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : the moronosphere!"
www.nmpproducts.com
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

What does it do?

Steve
steamer...
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:26 am
Guest
--As far as I can tell it's more sculpture than anything else, but
he hopes to fire up the engines, get in the pilot seat and see if he can get
it off the ground. He doesn't think it will actually 'fly' but it might
hover a bit. Bottom line: it's just a meticulously fabricated bit of whimsy.

--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're entering
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : the moronosphere!"
www.nmpproducts.com
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
 
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