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From: ear@wpi.WPI.EDU (Eric A Rasmussen)
Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Subject: Re: Small Hovering Hobby Robots
Message-ID: <1991Jun9.184346.25286@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 9 Jun 91 18:43:46 GMT
References: <00949D78.A594B600@vms.csd.mu.edu>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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If you don't mind making the system A) bigger and B) louder, you could try
using simple lawn mower engines.  I remember hearing that they have sufficient
power/weight ratios to lift themselves and a bit of control equipment so that
if you put three in a triangle layout you will get yourself a small
hovercraft.  Of course, this would probably have to be used outside, but that
could just make it more interesting.

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