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and two “male,” each suspended from above. Their mobility consisted prin-
cipally in their ability to rotate on their axes, driven by electric motors. The
males each had two “drives,” designated O and P , which built up over time (as
charges on a capacitor) and were indicated by the intensity of either an orange
or a puce light on the robot. These lights were reminiscent of the tortoises'
Figure 7.18. Plan of the colloquy of mobiles. Top, horizontal plan; bottom, verti-
cal section taken through line L in horizontal plan; A, drive state display for
male; B, main body of male, bearing “energetic” light projectors o and P; C, upper
“energetic” receptors; D, lower “energetic” receptors; U, non-“energetic,” inter-
mittent signal lamp; a, female receptor for intermittent positional signal; b,
vertically movable reflector of female Z, bar linkage bea ring male i and male ii;
, drive motor; ,free coupling; , fixed coupling; , bar linkage. source: g.
Pask, “a comment, a case history and a Plan,” in J. reichardt (ed.), Cybernetics,
Art, and Ideas (greenwich, ct: New york graphics society, 1971), 90, fig. 34.
 
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