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Industrial Robot Arm Becomes Giant Catapult
wintersynth brings us a story about a group of enthusiasts who made a catapult out of a 2,800lb industrial robot arm. They used it to launch bowling balls, fireballs, and cans of beer toward a stationary target, and they controlled the catapult's aim with a graphical UI on a laptop.
"I wanted to be able to control the rotation of the robot so we could aim the robot from the laptop, but I quickly realized that since the desert is so flat, we could do some basic ranging on the target too. I also wanted the targeting to be overlaid in 3d over a photograph of the target area. The software needed to control the robot like an MMO or RTS game. I suspect that video games, in general, have some of the most optimal control interfaces. I wanted to try a control scheme similar to the area effect spell targeting in World of Warcraft."
Nothing to see here...move along.
Ok, it's done, I'm fed up.
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Technically this is probably illegal, but call me reckless. As I said, I'm pissed off
And yet I can't buy a Glock 18.
That is an Armament, but I am not allowed to bear it, why?
If I have nothing to hide, don't search me
posts on Usenet are the facts and as fiitingly the political mess
Nope, they are fully-automatic, and manufactured after 1986, so there is no way for a US Citizen to own one legally.
If I have nothing to hide, don't search me
did someone say badger?
I saw the Sign, and it opened up my eyes
LEARN WHAT REDUNDANT MEANS!