Author: Steven Edwards
Date: 13:51:07 10/23/04
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On October 23, 2004 at 16:30:16, Steve B wrote: >actually it utilized a little trick >the clock for the Robot starting ticking only while thinking of its move.. >once the move was decided upon..the clock stopped and the Arm lumbered its way >,making the move.. >excellent time management Hmm, I wonder if that feature was intentional. I'm sorry to see that Excalibur stopped development on their robotic player. I think there would eb a decent market for such an item. As for lumbering, an industrial robotic arm could probably complete a move in under two seconds. But as the arm would be relatively more massive and with much higher torque than a hobbiest arm, there could be liability issues: the arm might accidentially crush a human opponent's finger. A signed waiver before the game would be prudent. Who knows? Perhaps the DGT team might consider a robotic arm as an option for their piece sensory board. If people are willing to pay US$400 for the board, they might pay just as much (or more) for an arm to go with it.
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