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From: poirot@widget.jsc.nasa.gov (Daniel Poirot)
Subject: Re: MOBILE ROBOT PLATFORM
Message-ID: <1993Mar10.000031.1136@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
Keywords: Robot, Platform
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 00:00:31 GMT
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In article <1n81eaINNmos@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> gat@robotics.jpl.nasa.gov (Erann Gat) writes:
>In article <1993Mar5.124915.27962@kth.se> kourosh@bion.kth.se writes:
>>Is There any body who could give me a pointer to controlable platforms
>>capable of carrying 50-100 kg. I have seen something called ROBOSOFT but
>>I do not have any further information about the company or the product.
>
>Check the comp.robotics FAQ.  (Where is the comp.robotics FAQ, by the way?)
>There are at least three companies that make such a beast: Denning, Cybermotion
>and Real World Interface

We are most pleased with our Nomadic Technologies, Nomad 200.  It has a
21" base and is rated for a 25 kg load.  They have a very nice
development system that includes Mac and X Window graphic control
software.  Nomadic can be contacted at (415)493-7700 or email to
jcslater@robots.com.
-- 
Daniel Poirot           poirot@aio.jsc.nasa.gov
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