Robots, Chaos Machine

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Robots, Chaos Machine

This album features robots created by Austin Robot Group (http://www.robotgroup.org/) and Steve Jackson's Chaos Machine. Quoting the Linucon program, the Chaos Machine (http://www.conchaos.com/) is "a giant communal build-it-yourself project that's a cross between an erector set, model trains, a pachinko machine, a jungle gym, and, well, a Chaos Machine. Help unpack the parts and build the initial framework people will add to all weekend."

It is structure that has tracks for little balls to roll, and moving belts, like the yellow belt in the foreground, that hoist them up. There are probably other kinds of moving parts that I don't remember. Anyone can keep adding more and more tracks and parts to the machine to create whatever complexity they want.

Here is a 41 second video of people playing with the chaos machine in AVI and MPEG formats.

http://geekitude.com/Pictures/Linucon2005/Videos/CIMG0876ChaosMachine.AVI (~ 20 MB)

http://geekitude.com/Pictures/Linucon2005/Videos/CIMG0876ChaosMachine.mpg (~ 7 MB, but the format is only half as big as the AVI.)

Date: 11/03/2005

Owner: Elze

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CIMG0806 Grim Reaper Robot

This "grim reaper" robot, made by Austin Robot Group, turns its head from side to side and waves its hands. Click on the picture for a page with a link to a short video of this robot in action.

Date: 09/30/2005

CIMG0812 Black and white robot

This cute creation of the Austin Robot Group roamed the Linucon halls.

Date: 09/30/2005

CIMG0819 Babbling Head robot, Denise Scioli, and a girl

The Babbling Robot Head robot surrounded by Denise Scioli from Austin Robot Group and an unidentified girl (maybe her daughter?). Click on the picture for a page with a link to the Babbling Robot Head video.

Date: 09/30/2005

CIMG0820 Babbling Head robot, Denise Scioli, and a robot with a lightning face

Denise Scioli from Austin Robot Group with the Babbling Robot Head and another robot whose name I don't know.

Date: 09/30/2005

CIMG0875 Claws and Lightning 003_1__0002

This robot has lightning flashing across its "face". Its arms move up and down; the pincers at their ends rotate. Click on the picture for a page with a link to a video of this robot in action.

Date: 11/03/2005