Type your username with a piece of a robot

[Mike Ciance]

i'm sure not everybody has a piece of a robot just lying around their house, but i actually have 2

this is me typing my username with a shard of bumper from Evil Machine (2003)

afflctionblade

o man, i just missed the "i" let me try again...

afflictionblade

got it!!!!

now you try!

if enough people try this, i'll go get the back lexan panel from the Silver Scorpion (2002) and go!

[Lisa Perez]

With a burnt out drill motor (using the curved surface so as to make the task harder): lisa perez

PVC tubing: lisa perez

Cloth (twisted up) from the basket apparatus: lisa predrez

*sigh* Almost went three for three..

[Joshua May]

"Robovation" Robot Controller:

hhsjosh

That was too easy... but I don't have any other parts

[Dorienne]

hahaha..lemme go find something and type..
with an old screw: robogirl007
hahaa...can't do caps though...not long enough
--d0ri

[Pat Fairbank]

Hmm... ahh, here's a 12V robot battery lying around in my room.

<battery>

pat fairbank

</battery>

almost dropped the thing on my laptop though - I wonder if damage from that would be covered by my accidental damage warranty.

[Mike Ciance]

i'm waiting for somebody to take the daring shot at typing their username with the actual robot, using the controls to move a mechanism and type

[Astronouth7303]

Originally Posted by afflictionblade

i'm waiting for somebody to take the daring shot at typing their username with the actual robot, using the controls to move a mechanism and type

Does it actually have to be a robot that competed?

I'm building KeyBot!

[Mike Ciance]

no, any piece that has been on a robot, is on a robot, or would commonly be found on a robot can be used. try not to use general things like screws though

[Alex Pelan]

I have a pneumatic connector job in my house, so here:
Alex Pelan
Wow, thats the first time that I've done it right in one of these threads.

[Dorienne]

Originally Posted by afflictionblade

no, any piece that has been on a robot, is on a robot, or would commonly be found on a robot can be used. try not to use general things like screws though

Okay I'm doing this again because my evil friend afflictionblade said no screws...so I have to use something else...my object...a gluestick! (c'mon, i have nothing in this house)

robogirlo0087

haha that's so bad...meep.
--d0ri

[Katie Reynolds]

Ooh I wanna play!!

A wheel off of TOBOR V ...

loeuy6toi94r bv5tu7ymnjp0l.odceswx

... That didn't work so well ...

A ref's flag (rumored to have been used by the great Andy Baker) from IRI 2002 (does this count? )

katie reynolds

woo hoo!!

[evulish]

Now type it with the entire robot.. Difficulty: no human interaction.

[Dorienne]

To Katie:
The funny thing..in the first one..
I hardly see any letters in your username! *laughs* It's funny.
I even used a gluestick (c'mon, i have nothing robotics related in my home) and I did pretty bad! oy.
--d0ri

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by RoboGirl007

hahaha..lemme go find something and type..
with an old screw: robogirl007
hahaa...can't do caps though...not long enough
--d0ri

That's why you have a caps locks button.
Funny story - When I was younger I hated using the Shift key to make capital letters so I would turn on the caps locks key, type a letter, and then turn off the caps locks key... Anyone else ever do that??


Anyways.

With a Clear cover from a Bud Industries Project Box:

Elgin Clock

Too easy... And I regressed to my old style of typing capital letters to do those capital letters.

[Alex Pelan]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

That's why you have a caps locks button.
Funny story - When I was younger I hated using the Shift key to make capital letters so I would turn on the caps locks key, type a letter, and then turn off the caps locks key... Anyone else ever do that??

I used to do that as well. In fact, i didn't even know there was another way until someone watching me type commented on it. It was kind of embarrasing. After that,however, I never really had trouble adjusting to the new way.