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Hello all! Just to let anybody who might be interested know I have uploaded some new models on my eBay store as well as some auctions for Easter. You can check them out here: (URL) are: 12 inch Easter Bunny A large decorative egg in blue, Maersk (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.auction) !
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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Steve, I forgot to add you to the list of those who should "Get off your butt and change it if it really bothers you". Your arguments are well thought out and reasonable. But what are you trying to accomplish? If you want a rule change, work to (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RobotWars in Sweden
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(...) I'm going to give you a hug. Iain (BTW, awesome photos! I love the giant rotating tires on the back of your robot. That is just awesome! The underside of your robot is sooooo DaveK. ;) It reminds me of Calum's favourite picture.) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Pics: RobotWars in Sweden
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Hi! Thought you guys wanted to see our version of robotwars/battle bots using the RC-cars. Lot's of photos, no comments (not any you folks grasp anyway): (URL) in short: 50 x 50 x 50 cm and max 5 kg. Model airplanes controller/servos was allowed so (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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I'm really tired of arguing this. Nobody's minds are being changed. I still think it's a trivial rule change for FLL to fix this and it's long past time that they opened their minds to NQC and other similar systems based on Java or Forth. Other (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The guys at NASA *are* undoubtedly very smart at working around problems - but that's a REALLY poor example (and I know everyone uses it). If you look at what they actually came up with, it boils down to using some available plastic and (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Ralph Hempel wrote: <snip> (...) This has been my experience. Being in a room full of kids who are all jazzed up on technology, math and science is wonderous. Listening to a kid describe how she discovered subroutines is (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: "Ads by Goooooogle" at Brickshelf?
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"Tore Eriksson" <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:ID5qEn.CDv@lugnet.com... (...) in my (...) topics, (...) ads in (...) my PC (...) Hi Tore.. I think it is the "Language" setting in your browser that tells what ads to show. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No programming can compensate for a robot that hasn't mechanical means for completing the mission objectives. But it doesn't take a very sophisticated robot to complete the objectives in the competitions. Many of the teams I saw at this years (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Civil Lego Design
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(...) Let me say thanks to Rich for the referal :-) Complicated road designs are something I'm just starting to break into (it's getting all the tile). My last MOC ((URL) was my first try at a merge. Granted, I live in an area (Southern Cal.) with (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: RIS 1.5 e torre USB
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ciao, non sono un esperto ma.... possiedo un RCX 1.0 che comando con la torre USB, quella che ti ho fornito ;-) Sia con il software Mindstorms che con NQC. Aggiungo una domanda per gli esperti: a che punto sta il novo software NQC, quello che (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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On Fri, March 11, 2005 11:03 am, Steve Baker said: (...) So, your son (sorry, I'm really not trying to attack your son) can create a sequence of steps using NQC. As we know, these steps are converted to op-codes. Robolab uses icons to represent the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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All, I've been folllowing this thread with a lot of interest, and as the author of pbForth - yet another Mindstorms programming language I'd like to weigh in on this subject. You have to remember that FLL is all about engineering and tinkering. I (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Map to Swiss Chalet
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A most excellent and cool google map to the restaurant.. (URL) A> (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Boy I am tired of hearing "Robolab has no real world value" Robolab is based on National Instruments Labview product... (URL) which is used globaly by many scientists and engineers for "real world" solutions...like robotics control, test and (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Whoa, are those Bionicle parts? Did you find a use for Bionicle parts? I'm way impressed! Plus, it has a landing light/beacon, I always like lights on flying craft. Very nice, thanks, George (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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(...) 1) As several people have pointed out, Lego *do* (somewhat indirectly) 'sell' NQC by providing it on CD-ROM in one of their books and as a CD sold via Pittsco-Dacta. 2) We can use Dell computers because Lego don't make computers. Why can't we (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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On Fri, March 11, 2005 10:29 am, Steve Baker said: (...) Do you mean kids that are good at software, or good with NQC? And exactly what is "the best available tool"? I assume you're claiming that NQC is the best tool for FLL. While it may be true (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, you can build a two-wheeled robot in two ways. The naive, simplistic way is to put a motor and rotation sensor on each wheel and drive both motors forward and use software to figure out when the robot isn't getting the same amount of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Civil Lego Design
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(...) There are a number of big bridges out there. Rob Hendrix did a lifting one: (URL) Tony Priestman is working on a very large viaduct: (URL) and I remember Ben Beneke and ROSCO having some good stuff too. However I think something like a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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