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(...) As a software engineer, I'd have to ask why LEGO would choose to write (and support) two versions of the software. And, how accurate are the marketing specs (that may have been written six or eight months ago) for a product that may still be (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) There are things like this that people could actually start on right now. You know the RCX uses IR and you know the message format. You know the NXT has Bluetooth. The only thing you don't know is the message format. How much work can be done (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Ross, (...) I'm sure third-party environments won't have this limitation. More interesting is whether a NXT Brick can be a Bluetooth master, so that NXTs can talk with each other without a host, form networks and swarm all over the place :-) (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) As an electronics engineer, my focus would be on circuits and interfaces. I'll leave the software and firmware to software experts! Firstly, for the benefit of the program, I'd reverse engineer the NXT interface (sensor, motor, power) (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Good reference, Ondrew. I took some pictures of downtown Kalamazoo, which would fit a similar purpose. They are here: (URL) -Jason (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I have a great deal of experience with GPS. The accuracy you mention is indeed correct (the GPS I'm looking at right now is specd at 5 meters horizontal accuracy). However, when you look at second-by-second accuracy, it is much better. A great (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why Java for Robots (was NXT and bluetooth enabled phones)
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(...) What do you consider "ludicrously huge"? Java for robots in fact does not require a virtual machine at all, it can run on a Java implementation in silicon. We've been using this for about 4 years, and so have classes at the Univ of Utah and (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Perhaps the best answer is to have the sensor tell you itself. You do this with "tagging memory" associated with each sensor and actuator. This is similar to IEEE1451, the smart sensor spec. We have developed and are using such a scheme on (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I would work with Brian Bagnall and Jeurgen Stuber on the port of Lejos to NXT, doing beta testing and documentation. Personal reason : I'll teach an introductory course in robotics with Java at Berkeley in the fall. My dream is to use NXT (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Now, that's what I call a Pearl Script! *lol* (Sorry, couldn't stop myself) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
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(...) No idea about the torque, but personally I doubt it could have been improoved (would empty the batteries too fast). The speed of the new trains is more or less the same as now: a Metroliner waggon at full speed of the IR train derailed. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) how many do you need??? Ben (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) John, Seeing that GPS accuracy is on the order of several yards (optimistically speaking) what LEGO robot wouuld you build that could make good use of GPS, and how would it use GPS? Cheers S (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You could try (URL) but the site seems buggy right now- I get intermittent errors when looking at different pages, including search and 'add to cart'. Also, based on your email address, it looks like you're not in the US, to find a dealer in (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, I was interested in purchasing the Lego Dacta Sets 9617 and especially 9633 in pneumatics..... any clues as to how I can get them ? Best regards, Alejandro (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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___...___ (...) Considerando che la strada principale non può curvare (per via delle rotaie), aver "bisogno" di una curva vuol dire proprio andarsi a cercare le difficoltà. Vedo bene invece un inserimento a T che dirama una strada perpendicolare a (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) Considerando che la strada principale non può curvare (per via delle rotaie), aver "bisogno" di una curva vuol dire proprio andarsi a cercare le difficoltà. Vedo bene invece un inserimento a T che dirama una strada perpendicolare a quella (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) This is excellent! And just in time for your contest, too. Oh, and one more thing- can you get a picture of an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile? (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: I no longer need partial scans of set #s 4850, 7030 & 4857
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Thank you to everybody who assisted by providing scans of these instructions and links to places where they can be found on-line. LUGNET is the best! Cheers, Damien (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Why java (or other langs) for Robots
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Dan (...) structures (...) youngsters for (...) You almost had me convinced there for a moment. 4GLs are wonderful for quick "I wonder if this will work" programs. And that's exactly what most of the robot we build are. But such languages require a (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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