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- From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
- Subject: Re: Intelligent Blimps?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.060242.24569@netcom.com>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 06:02:42 GMT
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- crs@sybase.com (Craig Saunders) writes:
-
- >I was directed to this news group by someone who said there was a thread
- >about using small blimps to simulate "fish behavior".
- >I am actually interested in chatting with anyone who has experience building
- >small blimps (<12') that could be used with radio control...
-
- There are commercial model blimps set up for R/C control. I've
- seen them, but don't have a manufacturer. Payload is low, but sufficient
- for R/C control and battery-powered propulsion.
-
- Some Media Lab people tried to convert some of these units to
- autonomous operation, but never got it working, despite what it says
- in Brand's "The Media Lab". But there's a group in (I think) Austin
- TX which had some model blimps with steerable ultrasonic sonars
- operating autonmously for art performances. I've seen a video of this,
- and Joegh Bullock of Climate Theatre in SF would know who they are.
-
- John Nagle
-