Comments on: Acrobots http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:40:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: trialsanderrors http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194592 trialsanderrors Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:25:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194592 ok, did anyone decode the underlying algorithm? the <a href="http://www.feedthehead.net/" rel="nofollow">main site</a> was not helpful. ok, did anyone decode the underlying algorithm? the main site was not helpful.

]]> By: Friday Fun « Qulog 2.0 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194551 Friday Fun « Qulog 2.0 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:32:34 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194551 [...] Crooked Timber) Filed under: Sillyness, Second-hand blogging, Games [...] [...] Crooked Timber) Filed under: Sillyness, Second-hand blogging, Games [...]

]]> By: Kenny Easwaran http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194521 Kenny Easwaran Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:39:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194521 Actually, it seems to have something to do with the flexibility or springiness of the legs. When it's all the way at the top, the legs don't bend much, and when it's at the bottom they bend all the way but eventually spring back. Actually, it seems to have something to do with the flexibility or springiness of the legs. When it’s all the way at the top, the legs don’t bend much, and when it’s at the bottom they bend all the way but eventually spring back.

]]> By: radek http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194516 radek Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:01:20 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194516 + gravity, which apparantly is bad for dancin', shimmin', doin' the twist and shakin' yo booty. + gravity, which apparantly is bad for dancin’, shimmin’, doin’ the twist and shakin’ yo booty.

]]> By: PK http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194491 PK Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:42:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194491 <em>What does the slide-bar do?</em> It controls the strength of attraction between the little suction-cup hands on the critters, I think. What does the slide-bar do?

It controls the strength of attraction between the little suction-cup hands on the critters, I think.

]]> By: C. L. Ball http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194490 C. L. Ball Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:36:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194490 What does the slide-bar do? I could perceive any change in bot behavior when it was moved. Crap, I left the light on when I browsed away. What does the slide-bar do? I could perceive any change in bot behavior when it was moved.

Crap, I left the light on when I browsed away.

]]> By: Freddie http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194488 Freddie Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:32:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194488 What does the slider control do? What does the slider control do?

]]> By: Richard http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/comment-page-1/#comment-194455 Richard Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:39:27 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/04/26/acrobots/#comment-194455 I'll bet you can use this to teach economic theories (self-organising of free markets, that sort of thing). I’ll bet you can use this to teach economic theories (self-organising of free markets, that sort of thing).

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