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From: Jeff_Holinski@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeff Holinski)
Subject: Re: Muscle wires for robots ?
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 05:12:26 GMT
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> William writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <BILLW.93Jul6211247@glare.cisco.com>
> Posted: 6 Jul 93 21:12:47
>
> Org.  : cisco Systems, Inc.
>
>     piano wire) with 4 "tie downs" made out of Muscle Wire(tm). By powering
>     wires I can point the "eyeball" anywhere within about a 15 degree cone
>
> Ok, how do you manage "anywhere", when the muscle wires themselves are
> basically digital (long/short) ?
>
> BillW

Couldn't you use a 555 timer to switch the power off and on? The more pulses
per second you use the more the wire contracts.

Anybody tried this?

