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Re: AFOLs and Mindstorms
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lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:25:05 GMT
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"Steve Hassenplug" <steve@teamhassenplug.org> schreef in bericht
news:I7ouDv.1LGG@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
My colleague, Jan Beyer has asked me to pass along word of something • cool
he's working on.

15:00 The challenge is announced, and you will have until 18.00 to build • the
robot. During that time you can practice on the tournament table also, • but
only one team a time.

Day 2. Sunday

10:00 The LEGOLAND Park opens and you will have 2 hours to fine tune • your
robot. You will again be able to practice at the tournament table.


Jake/Jan

Sounds cool.  Sign me up.

The software allowed is a big question.

The other issue that could easily be a problem is "table time".  With at • least
six teams, using one table, one at a time, it may be necessary to impose • some
kind of time limit to restrict how much of the 5 hours a single team can • spend
on the table.

Beyond that, I just need to finish filling out the roster for Team • Hassenplug,
and we'll be all set.

Steve

Programming environment sounds easy to me: You get a mindstorms set you have
to use. Would say to me you have to program it with the software delivered
in the set...

Greetings
    Maico Arts



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  Re: AFOLs and Mindstorms
 
(...) Yes, that sounds easy. But keep in mind Pitsco sells the Mindstorms set with RoboLab software. And, looking around at Lego.com, you can find LEGO's own text-based programming language, Mindscript, available for download. Most AFoLs seem to use (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: AFOLs and Mindstorms
 
(...) Jake/Jan Sounds cool. Sign me up. The software allowed is a big question. The other issue that could easily be a problem is "table time". With at least six teams, using one table, one at a time, it may be necessary to impose some kind of time (...) (19 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics, FTX)

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