tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post3458536008641691224..comments2024-03-25T09:31:36.926+01:00Comments on Furahan Biology and Allied Matters: Walking machinesSigmund Nastrazzurrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-33253770466854530892013-12-31T07:50:06.670+01:002013-12-31T07:50:06.670+01:00Hello Uncephalized, and welcome. As far as Birdy&#...Hello Uncephalized, and welcome. As far as Birdy's comment was concerned, I was not surprised by the 'much' part of the comment -although I had not realised it was specifically American-, but by 'uncanny valley', which I had never heard before or since. <br /><br />It is probably the first time an engineer took an interest in my blog, so I look forward to your comments. I might have a question or two for you as well!Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-71075170397059856922013-12-31T02:56:52.739+01:002013-12-31T02:56:52.739+01:00SN: the "_____ much?" idiom is an Americ...SN: the "_____ much?" idiom is an American/Internet sarcastic shorthand for "this thing I am describing has the specified characteristic '_____' in plentiful quantity, wouldn't you agree?"<br /><br />So Birdy is saying s/he finds the robots creepy because of their lifelike movements juxtaposed with their otherwise obvious artificiality/alienness.<br /><br />Y'know, in case you were still curious after 4+ years. :-D <br /><br />Loving this blog! I just stumbed across it doing research for a science fiction series I'm working on. Currently reading through from the first post.<br /><br />I have several thoughts regarding your series on walking tentacles/extensile muscles, as well as on the possible physics and ecologies of ballontypes in various atmospheric conditions (I'm a mechanical engineer with an amature passion for evolution and biology, so this stuff is right up my alley). But I'll save those for when I've caught up on your archive...Uncephalizednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-21708381667864659612009-10-11T21:47:21.323+02:002009-10-11T21:47:21.323+02:00Dear Anonymous,
Hold on: I will be getting back to...Dear Anonymous,<br />Hold on: I will be getting back to that subject...<br /><br />dear Birdy,<br />Ahem; you've lost me. I had no idea of what 'uncanny valley much' meanst I just typed that into Google, and found something that probably indicated what you were alluding to. <br /><br />And there I was, thinking that English is so much more easy than almost any other language. Would you care to elaborate?Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-60638268134207364012009-10-11T21:34:53.611+02:002009-10-11T21:34:53.611+02:00Wow! Uncanny valley much? The Big Dog- the buzzing...Wow! Uncanny valley much? The Big Dog- the buzzing noise doesn't help- and the tripod especially.<br />Interesting, but creepy.Birdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16421983342271353452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-22056973800982267972009-10-03T04:33:37.347+02:002009-10-03T04:33:37.347+02:00I once came up with a tripod design for a speculat...I once came up with a tripod design for a speculative biology species. It supported the majority of its weight on its front two legs, and had a third in the back. When it ran, it used this third leg to push itself forward, leading to its movement resembling a galloping mammal, or maybe a weird rabbit. When it walked, the third leg only took a half-step for each full step of the forelimb, allowing the hind limb to keep up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-42647307108101281432009-09-22T21:05:02.025+02:002009-09-22T21:05:02.025+02:00Hi Pavel,
Thanks for the links. That is an intrig...Hi Pavel,<br /><br />Thanks for the links. That is an intriguing machine, and the animations are excellent!Sigmund Nastrazzurrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449461215427527447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-59074114448140315992009-09-22T04:36:25.710+02:002009-09-22T04:36:25.710+02:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUSZ-SIyFp8
movie h...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUSZ-SIyFp8<br />movie herePavel Volkovhttp://www.sivatherium.narod.runoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-73156644142833429692009-09-22T04:34:32.815+02:002009-09-22T04:34:32.815+02:00Here it is better link:
http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/...Here it is better link:<br />http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/telegraph/technics/691/Pavel Volkovhttp://www.sivatherium.narod.runoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821098719340852065.post-81732015033613420382009-09-22T04:32:03.787+02:002009-09-22T04:32:03.787+02:00"It's nothing new under the moon" - ..."It's nothing new under the moon" - as proverb says. In XIX century Russian inventor Paphnuty Chebyshev made walking mashine. Here it is 3D reconstruction of it:<br />http://www.etudes.ru/utils/multipicture.php?path=/ru/mov/mov023/img/&pics=13%7C14%7C15%7C16&descs=%D0%9E%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%20%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B3%7C%D0%9E%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%20%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B3%7C%D0%9E%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%20%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B3%7C%D0%9E%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%20%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B3&name=%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8F%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%9F.%20%D0%9B.%20%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%88%D1%91%D0%B2%D0%B0Pavel Volkovhttp://www.sivatherium.narod.runoreply@blogger.com