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(...) Excellent work, Eric. Thanks for sharing. You've captured a great scene from 'everyday life'. Spotlighted. Cheers Richie Dulin (URL) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) PS - the thing I would want the radar to do is to guide a bucket for an excavator. The goal being to dig lego bricks from a pile with the bucket. So I think I can get away with it not being super-accurate or resolute. I'm really looking (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well it sounds promising, I'm going to try it. I really appreciate your input. -Ben (20 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, sort of. First, what the US sensor returns is the range of the nearest sound-reflecting surface: but it's not a pencil thin laser beam of sound, so the same object might be detected at slightly different angles, making the object apeear (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually, my counter was mechanical, in that each ball temporarily opened a normally closed touch sensor, and the RCX was just counting touches. For an optical one, you can use a ball breaking a lightbeam (two light sensors pointed at each (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I haven't bought an NXT yet and I have a question about the ultrasonic sensor it comes with. Can I use it to take a bunch of readings and then use them assemble up a 3D picture of what is around the sensor, kind of like how a radar works? How long (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You know what, I just can't say "Jones the Steam" in anything other than a (fake) Welsh accent :-) Ivor was a favourite from my childhood. I love your version and can't wait to seem him for real. Awesome. Martin (20 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That got me thinking...we had a few ball counters going: Rafe's impressive digital counter, Greg's analog one, and Brian's optical one in the "penalty box" with all of my modules (heh heh). My question is this: is there agreement on what the (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I said before how much I love your Tragon. I now have one of my own - I'll have to introduce him at Legoworld! Jason R (20 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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"...Not very long ago, in the top left-hand corner of Wales, there was a railway. It wasn't a very long railway or a very important railway, but it was called The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, and it was all there was. And (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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