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> for our farm robot That peaked my interest, here's the video for those who want to save a few clicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFhTPHlPAAk https://www
by sgu999 2y ago
> for our farm robot
That peaked my interest, here's the video for those who want to save a few clicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFhTPHlPAAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFhTPHlPAAk
I absolutely love that they use bike parts for the feet and wheels.
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y agoI have given some thought to a two-wheeled electric tractor for dealing with mud -- horse paddocks turn into basically a 1-foot deep slurry after heavy rain and it can be easier to deal with something small that sinks through the mud, down to solid ground than something using large floatation tires. Additional problem with large tires is that they tend to throw mud around, making everyone nearby even more dirty. I haven't actually built anything (been paying attention to Taylor's work, though), but I came to the same conclusion that bike wheels & tires would probably be a good choice. It also doesn't hurt that we have many discarded kids' bikes all over the place.
- littlestymaar 2y agoYour description fit what I've seen for rice farming, whose machines usually use bike-like tires.
- vintagedave 2y agoI’m curious there. I’ve seen rice paddies plowed in Vietnam and the tractors used wide paddle-like wheels. I saw two varieties: one with what looked like more normal wheels but much wider, and one which was of metal with fins, very much akin to a paddle steamer, though still with some kind of flat surface that must have distributed weight. Would they be more effective with thin wheels? Both humans and cattle seem to sink in a few inches and stop; I don’t know what’s under the layer of mud and what makes up a rice paddy.
- littlestymaar 2y agoWhat I saw was in Taiwan, but I guess it must depends on the depth of the mud and the nature of what's below.
- tuatoru 2y ago* piqued
- GeorgeTirebiter 2y agoyes, piqued. English, so weird! ;-) (Although, interest peaking is possible!)
- speed_spread 2y ago> English, so weird Borrowed from just-as-weird French "piquer" - to stab or jab.
- teleforce 2y agoAs other more than 30% of English words [1]: [1] Is English just badly pronounced French [video]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40495393 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40495393
- funnybeam 2y agoNo, French is badly pronounced French - the English (Norman) versions are often closer to the original pronunciation
- inanutshellus 2y agoAll this reminds me of the now-famous quote about English "borrowing" words... > The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. (quote swiped from https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Nicoll https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Nicoll)
- bee_rider 2y agoIt is kind of funny that both of the incorrect versions, peaked or peeked, sort of make more sense just based on the definitions of the individual words. “Peaked my interest” in particular could be interpreted as “reached the top of my interest.” Way better than stabbing my interest, in a French fashion or otherwise.