Perhaps we are witnessing the reinvention of the motor scooter. They really are marvelous devices! Just think what the skate board crowd will be able to do... Now to decide whether they belong on the side walk or in the street... John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:24 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: Did someone think? > Well, actually, I did think :-) > I "invented" this some while ago. > Didn't design it fully. Never even started to think about actually building > one, of course. > Which is, in this sort of endeavour, is (part of) what sorts the men from > the boys. > I had more in mind a "roadable" machine along the lines of a bikies trike > but with only two wheels. > I have a file where I keep my more notable weird ideas and it didn't even > get that far so I can't have thought to much of it. > > I saw a very short clip on TV tonight and I am suitably impressed. > I am not underwhelmed by this - I think it has immense potential, but not > necessarily as currently envisaged. > Applied to "robots" it gives you something which approximates human mobility > in relatively confined spaces and would seem to be far more practical than > currently available consumer market "walking" robots (eg Honda's) which > cheat rather badly in how they achieve bipedal locomotion. > > > > > http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/GoodMorningAmerica/GMA011203What_IT_is.ht > > ml > > > > Anyone else underwhelmed ? > > > > This was the best bet many months ago in a 60 Minutes program, > > so perhaps the guessing-game hype never got to me > > Note that the hype was from the camp followers and not from the master. He > played down the import of his invention while still indicating that it was > significant. I think he may be proven correct. How superior it is to a very > short wheelbase conventional design is to be seen. > > > Russell McMahon > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics