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Back in my day, BEAM was also this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAM_robotics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAM_robotics

• Teknoman117 6y ago
  I was going to say the same thing. I read "Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels" years ago when I was getting started in electronics. It's also how Solarbotics got started.
  • kuzee 6y ago
    Incredible book. Got me building simple neural nets out of 74AC240s rather than code before it was cool. Plan to build a 5 motor walker yet this year for old times sake.
    • sitkack 6y ago
      Interesting, I have seen simple neural circuits using opamps but not octal drivers.
• ch4s3 6y ago
  Oh that's neat. But I think the BEAM here was open sourced in about '99 and was developed in the 80s.
• carapace 6y ago
  BEAM the VM seems like a great platform for BEAM the robot design philosophy. :-)
  • cptnapalm 6y ago
    The combination could be "BEAM US" and the output for the service being up or down could be "BEAM US UP" and "BEAM US DOWN".
• wbraun 6y ago
  I clicked on the article thinking it would be that. I got into electronics making little BEAM robot things from salvaged parts. BEAM robotics seems pretty accessible and has an interesting design ethos.
• asjw 6y ago
  They where created more or less in the same "old days" Erlang is from 1986, BEAM from 1991-1992